title: Timely diagnosis of disseminated toxoplasmosis by sputum examination.
abstract: The diagnosis of disseminated toxoplasmosis in a 14-year-old allogeneic bone marrow recipient with graft-versus-host disease was determined by the detection of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in sputum smears. Sputum analysis is a valuable alternative in the clinical assessment of pulmonary toxoplasmosis, especially when conventional invasive techniques are not practicable.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, F-13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Sophy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laibe
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ranque
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curtillet
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faraut
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dumon
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D013183:Sputum / Q000469:parasitology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects