title: Chronic active toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: We report the case of an apparently immunocompetent woman whose symptoms and signs have persisted for 8 years following a serologically and histologically confirmed diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. During this period she had two successful pregnancies despite persistently increased anti-toxoplasma IgM antibodies. Neither child is infected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Southampton General Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Joynson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013411:Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D013411:Sulfadiazine; D017963:Azithromycin; D011739:Pyrimethamine