Chronic active toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient.
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.
O'Connell
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Department of Microbiology, Southampton General Hospital, U.K.
Guy
E C
EC
Dawson
S J
SJ
Francis
J M
JM
Joynson
D H
DH
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
D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D013411:Sulfadiazine; D017963:Azithromycin; D011739:Pyrimethamine