Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peruvian Amazon.
We report a case of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient, characterized by pneumonia, retinochoroiditis, hepatitis and myositis. Diagnosis was confirmed by serology, T. gondii in thick blood smear and presence of bradyzoites in muscle biopsy. Treatment with pyrimethamine plus sulfadoxine was successful but visual acuity and hip extension were partially recovered. This is the first case report of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from Peru.
Nunura
Juan
J
Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Perú
Vásquez
Tania
T
Endo
Sergio
S
Salazar
Daniela
D
Rodriguez
Alejandrina
A
Pereyra
Sonia
S
Solis
Hilda
H
D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013413:Sulfadoxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D013413:Sulfadoxine; D011739:Pyrimethamine