Publication: Toxoplasma gondii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract:
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.
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Kumud Bhattarai
Department of Medicine, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Anjal Bisht
Department of Medicine, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bhawesh Thapa
Department of Medicine, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ananta Bhakta Uprety
Department of Medicine, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
immunocompromised host, pneumonia, protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii