Article
Disseminated toxoplasmosis: an atypical presentation in an immunocompetent patient
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NEVES, Elizabeth de Souza et al. Disseminated toxoplasmosis: an atypical presentation in an immunocompetent patient. Tropical Doctor, v. 41, p. 59-60, Jan. 2011.
0049-4755
10.1258/td.2010.100228
1758-1133
Autor
Neves, Elizabeth de Souza
Kropf, Andrea
Bueno, Wendy Fernandes
Bonna, Isabel Cristina Fabregas
Curi, André Luis Land
Amendoeira, Maria Regina R.
Fernandes Filho, Octavio
Resumen
Acute acquired toxoplasmosis is considered a self-limited mononucleosis-like disease that rarely requires treatment. We report an unusual severe case of disseminated toxoplasmosis complicated with meningitis and pneumonia in a previously 41-year-old healthy Brazilian man. Toxoplasmosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute febrile diseases due to the non-specific clinical symptoms and the possibility of severe outcome.