A parasitologically proven case of Toxoplasma pneumonia in an immunocompetent pregnant woman.
We report a case of primary pulmonary toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent pregnant woman. Seroconversion did not occur until 2 weeks after detection of the parasite in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. It is suggested that toxoplasma infection should be considered in any atypical pneumonia in which the X-ray shows diffuse pulmonary infiltrates.
Candolfi
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Institut de Parasitologie et de Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France.
de Blay
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Rey
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Christmann
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Treisser
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Pauli
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Kien
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology