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Publication Toxoplasma gondii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report(Nepal Medical Association, 2021) Bhattarai, Kumud; Bisht, Anjal; Thapa, Bhawesh; Uprety, Ananta BhaktaAbstract: Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. An acute infection caused by the protozoan is usually asymptomatic but some patients may go into a complicated course. Though it is a common pathogen of immunocompromised states as HIV AIDS, rarely it may present in an immunocompetent host as pneumonia. We report a 38 years old male who presented with fever with respiratory distress associated with inguinal lymphadenopathy and transaminitis. Toxoplasma pneumonia was diagnosed by clinico-radiological and immunological methods. The patient was treated with a specific antimicrobial agent. A high degree of suspicion for the diagnosis and initiation of specific therapy can be lifesaving to the patient that might be rewarding to the treating physicians.