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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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Critical Illness
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Immunocompetence
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / drug therapy
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / immunology*
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Male
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Risk Assessment
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Toxoplasma / isolation & purification*
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Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis*
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Toxoplasmosis / drug therapy
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Toxoplasmosis / immunology*
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Treatment Outcome