Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon Toxoplasmosis diseminada en un paciente inmunocompetente procedente de la Amazonía peruana

We report a case of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient, characterized by pneumonia, retinochoroiditis, hepatitis and myositis. Diagnosis was confirmed by serology, T. gondii in thick blood smear and presence of bradyzoites in muscle biopsy. Treatment with pyrimethamine plus sulfadoxi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Juan Nunura, Tania Vásquez, Sergio Endo, Daniela Salazar, Alejandrina Rodriguez, Sonia Pereyra, Hilda Solis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2010
Subjects:
Disseminated toxoplasmosis
Immunocompetent
Peru
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
El Hallazgo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652010000200008
https://doaj.org/article/a17c19824e1b4c1291f50b3fdb1751fe

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