NEUROTOXOPLASMOSIS

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Date

1984

Description

This photomicrograph reveals some of the histopathology found in this brain tissue sample in a case of neurotoxoplasmosis. The biopsy specimen was harvested from a patient with a fatal case of AIDS. You're able to see what is referred to as a pseudocyst, containing numerous Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites.

Source

Public Health Image Library

Citation

CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr., “NEUROTOXOPLASMOSIS,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed March 28, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/7682.