Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite can infect birds, mammals, and humans as intermediate hosts. The definitive host of this parasite is the cat, in whose intestine it reproduces. Neurotoxoplasmosis refers to toxoplasmosis with intracranial involvement.
Risk Factors
Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy or with AIDS are at high risk of severe Toxoplasma infections, either due to a new infection or reactivation of latent organisms1.
Imaging
On CT and MRI, imaging shows single or multiple lesions with ring enhancement, which may later calcify2.
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