Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon
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Resumo: | 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 sulfadoxine was successful but visual acuity and hip extension were partially recovered. This is the first case report of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peru. |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon Toxoplasmosis diseminada en un paciente inmunocompetente procedente de la Amazonía peruana Disseminated toxoplasmosisImmunocompetentPeru 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 sulfadoxine was successful but visual acuity and hip extension were partially recovered. This is the first case report of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peru. Reportamos un caso de toxoplasmosis severa en un paciente inmunocompetente caracterizado por neumonía, retinocoroiditis, hepatitis y miositis. El diagnóstico fue confirmado por serología, el hallazgo de T. gondii en gota gruesa y la presencia de bradizoitos en biopsia muscular. El tratamiento con pirimetamina mas sulfadoxina fue exitoso pero solo hubo una parcial recuperación de la agudeza visual y de la capacidad de extensión de la cadera. Este es el primer reporte de un caso de toxoplasmosis severa en el Perú. Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo2010-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31311Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 52 No. 2 (2010); 107-110 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 52 Núm. 2 (2010); 107-110 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 52 n. 2 (2010); 107-110 1678-99460036-4665reponame:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinstname:Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)instacron:IMTenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31311/33196Copyright (c) 2018 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNunura, JuanVásquez, TaniaEndo, SergioSalazar, DanielaRodriguez, AlejandrinaPereyra, SoniaSolis, Hilda2012-07-07T19:30:37Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/31311Revistahttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/oai||revimtsp@usp.br1678-99460036-4665opendoar:2022-12-13T16:51:59.329513Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo - Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)true |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon Toxoplasmosis diseminada en un paciente inmunocompetente procedente de la Amazonía peruana |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon Nunura, Juan Disseminated toxoplasmosis Immunocompetent Peru |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon |
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Nunura, Juan |
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Nunura, Juan Vásquez, Tania Endo, Sergio Salazar, Daniela Rodriguez, Alejandrina Pereyra, Sonia Solis, Hilda |
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Vásquez, Tania Endo, Sergio Salazar, Daniela Rodriguez, Alejandrina Pereyra, Sonia Solis, Hilda |
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Nunura, Juan Vásquez, Tania Endo, Sergio Salazar, Daniela Rodriguez, Alejandrina Pereyra, Sonia Solis, Hilda |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis Immunocompetent Peru |
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis Immunocompetent Peru |
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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 sulfadoxine was successful but visual acuity and hip extension were partially recovered. This is the first case report of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peru. |
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2010 |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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