Toxoplasmosis: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Conditions to consider for differential diagnosis in immunocompromised patients:

Respiratory system (J00-J99)

  • Influenza (flu)

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
  • Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV).
  • Histoplasmosis (fungal disease)
  • HIV infection
  • Syphilis (Lues) – sexually transmitted infectious disease.
  • Tuberculosis (consumption)

Diseases that may be considered for differential diagnosis in immunocompromised individuals:

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
  • Infection with the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans.
  • Infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
  • Infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
  • Mycoses (fungal infections), unspecified.
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy – demyelination of the brain probably associated with papovavirus reactivation; usually occurs in severe immunodeficiency.
  • Syphilis (lues) – sexually transmitted infectious disease.
  • Tuberculosis (consumption)

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)

  • Metastatic tumors
  • Primary CNS lymphoma – malignant disease of the lymphatic system, with a tumor forming in the central nervous system (CNS) area.

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).

Diseases that should be considered for differential diagnosis in prenatal infection:

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
  • Infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV).
  • Listeriosis – infectious disease caused by the parasite Liseria monocytogenes.
  • Rubella (German measles)
  • Syphilis (Lues) – sexually transmitted infectious disease.