title: Toxoplasma gondii pneumonia in immunocompetent subjects: case report and review.
abstract: Pulmonary toxoplasmosis is rare in immunocompetent subjects. Here, we describe a 41-year-old previously healthy male patient who presented to the emergency department of a hospital with a life-threatening case of pneumonia due to Toxoplasma gondii infection, which responded to specific therapy. Clinical and image-based findings overlap with those for atypical pneumonias, and toxoplasmosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis--especially if immunoglobulin M-specific antibodies are detected.
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Servidor Publico Estadual de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabio Eudes
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Cinthya Luzia
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cavazzana
authors.forename: Heitor Franco
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Andrés  Jimenez
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galisteo
authors.forename: João Silva
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: de Mendonça
authors.forename: Esper Georges
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kallas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016638:Critical Illness; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents