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Toxoplasmosis submandibular lymphadenitis: Report of an unusual case with a brief review.

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Abstract
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A 16-year-old male patient reported with swelling of the right submandibular region for 3 months. The patient was asymptomatic and gave a history of fever lasting for 2 days before observing the swelling. Fine-needle aspiration cytology revealed nonspecific lymphadenitis, and since there was no apparent cause detected in the oral cavity or any systemic condition noted, the enlarged lymph node was surgically excised and submitted for histopathologic examination. The inflammatory condition and large numbers of macrophages appeared nonspecific while granuloma formation was not seen. Specific antibody titer against was carried out and extremely high level of IgG for toxoplasma was detected confirming the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis leading to lymphadenitis.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
Volume
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22
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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116-120
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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0973-029X
URL
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http://www.jomfp.in/article.asp?issn=0973-029X;year=2018;volume=22;issue=1;spage=116;epage=120;aulast=Saxena
DOI
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10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_268_17
Short Title
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J Oral Maxillofac Pathol
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