Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report

BACKGROUND: The association between toxoplasmosis and psychiatric disorders has been reported in a few anecdotal reports. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of depression with toxoplasma seropositivity is presented. The patient with depression showed poor response to antidepressants, for which he was investi...

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Autores principales: Kar, Nilamadhab, Misra, Baikunthanath
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC356918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15018628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-4-1
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Misra, Baikunthanath
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description BACKGROUND: The association between toxoplasmosis and psychiatric disorders has been reported in a few anecdotal reports. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of depression with toxoplasma seropositivity is presented. The patient with depression showed poor response to antidepressants, for which he was investigated and was found positive on the serological test for the toxoplasma. The response to antidepressant treatment improved only after adequate treatment for toxoplasma. CONCLUSIONS: The case suggests a probable association between toxoplasmosis and depression.
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spelling pubmed-3569182004-03-05 Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report Kar, Nilamadhab Misra, Baikunthanath BMC Psychiatry Case Report BACKGROUND: The association between toxoplasmosis and psychiatric disorders has been reported in a few anecdotal reports. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of depression with toxoplasma seropositivity is presented. The patient with depression showed poor response to antidepressants, for which he was investigated and was found positive on the serological test for the toxoplasma. The response to antidepressant treatment improved only after adequate treatment for toxoplasma. CONCLUSIONS: The case suggests a probable association between toxoplasmosis and depression. BioMed Central 2004-02-05 /pmc/articles/PMC356918/ /pubmed/15018628 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-4-1 Text en Copyright © 2004 Kar and Misra; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL.
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Kar, Nilamadhab
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Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
title Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
title_full Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
title_fullStr Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
title_short Toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
title_sort toxoplasma seropositivity and depression: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC356918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15018628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-4-1
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