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Pulmonary and Renal Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient

Toxoplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), which is one of the most widespread zoonotic pathogens known today. It is a global health hazard as they infect 30-50% of the world’s human population. Acute toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic and self-limited in imm...

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Autores principales: Pangracio, Erika, de Macedo, Viviane, Alves, Priscilla Koppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9990707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36896370
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc4029
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Sumario:Toxoplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), which is one of the most widespread zoonotic pathogens known today. It is a global health hazard as they infect 30-50% of the world’s human population. Acute toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic and self-limited in immunocompetent people, recovering without treatment and do not require specific therapy. Therefore, rare complications are associated with infection in the individuals with normal immune systems. However, we present a rare case of an immunocompetent man with acute T. gondii infection confirmed by serology, subsequently presented with two life-threatening organ dysfunctions: severe renal and pulmonary involvement, requiring hospitalization and anti-parasitic treatment.