title: Severe acute disseminated toxoplasmosis acquired by an immunocompetent patient in French Guiana.
abstract: Disseminated toxoplasmosis during acute infections has rarely been observed in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of severe acute disseminated toxoplasmosis acquired by an immunocompetent patient in French Guiana and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France. philippe.bossi@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bossi
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caumes
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katlama
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danis
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bricaire
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005616:French Guiana; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D015572:Spiramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015572:Spiramycin