Abstract
We describe a renal transplant patient with a primary Toxoplasma gondii infection presenting as pneumonitis, with subsequent chorioretinitis and encephalitis. The diagnostic challenges of T. gondii infection in immunocompromised patients are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Chorioretinitis / diagnosis
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Chorioretinitis / parasitology
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Diagnostic Errors
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Encephalitis / diagnosis
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Encephalitis / parasitology
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
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Middle Aged
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Pneumonia / diagnosis
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Pneumonia / parasitology
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Toxoplasma / genetics
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Toxoplasma / immunology
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Toxoplasma / isolation & purification
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Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis*
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Toxoplasmosis / parasitology
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Toxoplasmosis / physiopathology