BJH - volume 10, issue 3, may 2019
J. Dierick MD, S. Debussche MD, H. Vanhouteghem PharmD, A. Luyckx MD, PhD, L. Heireman PharmD, S. Steyaert MD, R. Joos MD
The differential diagnosis of mononucleosis infectiosa (Ml)-like illness can be challenging since several infectious causes have been identified to date. The most common associated pathogen is Epstein-Barr virus, followed by cytomegalovirus, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and human herpesvirus-6. Ml-like illness is rather rarely caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that is transmitted through consumption of undercooked food or contact with faeces from infected cats. In this case report, we discuss a B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patient with a Ml-like illness caused by toxoplasmosis.
(BELG J HEMATOL 2019;10(3):122–6)
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