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Because of the high degree of infestation in women capable of bearing children in Europe (70 to 80%) with Toxoplasma gondii the authors have studied all babies admitted for clinical treatment at the institute of Paediatrics in Lublin for clinical and serological indications of a connatal toxoplasmosis. In the period between January 1977 and December 1978, 133 babies showed positive findings. The most frequently occurring findings were lesions of the central nervous system (hydrocephalus 21 X, microcephaly 8 X, porencephaly 18 X, convulsions and psychomotor retardation 11 X, subdural hygroma and haematoma 34 X, encephalomeningitis 7 X). Intracranial calcifications within the classical triad were only found in two cases. Other internal lesions without cerebral deficiency symptoms were found in 18 children. The authors point out the possible connection between vascular lesions caused by toxoplasmosis and subdural effusions. One might think of both permeability disturbances and direct vascular lacerations. The treatment consisted in repeated punctures, trepanations and antibiotics (Spiramycin, Daraprim, Orisul). The serological proof of the presence of toxoplasmosis may well lag behind the clinical symptoms.
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PMID:[Role of toxoplasmosis in the development of central nervous system lesions in children]. 719 92

Hydatidosis is a frequent infestation in large endemic areas, caused by helminths. Primary localization within the muscle or bone tissues is rare. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman with a cystic lesion located in the right pectoralis minor muscle, who was initially diagnosed with cystic lymphangioma by imaging examination. She was submitted for surgical treatment; in block resection of the tumor along with the involved muscle was performed. The histopathological diagnosis was of hydatid cyst. The contribution of the ancillary lab tests is analyzed for a precise preoperative diagnostic approach. This case well illustrates that the most likely is not always what it appears to be. Facing of a cystic lesion in the lungs, liver or muscle, clinicians should always think on hydatid disease, particularly in endemic areas.
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PMID:Cystic lesion of pectoralis minor muscle: learning from mistakes. 3096 55