Macrophage activation syndrome triggered by primary disseminated toxoplasmosis.
We report the case of a patient with disseminated toxoplasmosis who presented with cervical lymphadenopathies and pneumonia. Although the infection was successfully treated with co-trimoxazole, the patient developed reactive macrophage activation syndrome (rMAS). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of rMAS triggered by toxoplasmosis in the medical literature.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Kartal-Istanbul, Turkey.
Ferhat
F
Arslan
Ayse
A
Batirel
Mehmet
M
Ramazan
Serdar
S
Ozer
Ali
A
Mert
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D055501:Macrophage Activation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination