Severe acute disseminated toxoplasmosis acquired by an immunocompetent patient in French Guiana.
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.
Bossi
Philippe
P
Department of Infectious Diseases, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France. philippe.bossi@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
Paris
Luc
L
Caumes
Eric
E
Katlama
Christine
C
Danis
Martin
M
Bricaire
François
F
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
D015572:Spiramycin