JAUNDICE AND RASH AS THE FIRST MANIFESTAT IONS OF ACQUIRED TOXOPLASMOSIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT ADULT

Hepatitis due to toxoplasmosis is present in most patients with the co ngenital form of the disease but is rare in adults in the absence of i mmune deficiency. A case of acquired toxoplasmosis with cholestatic ja undice and a rash as the first manifestations was seen in an immunocom petent adult. The diagnosis was established on the basis of high level s of specific antibodies and results of the 2-mercapto-ethanol test. T he outcome was spontaneously favorable.