Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a heart transplant patient despite co-trimoxazole prophylaxis: A case report

Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a heart transplant patient despite co-trimoxazole prophylaxis: A case report

We report the case of a 61 year-old male who underwent heart transplantation eight months before developing a systemic condition with central nervous system, lung, kidney, colonic, cutaneous, and hematologic involvement, found to be secondary to a systemic toxoplasmosis despite co-trimoxazole prophy...

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Main Authors: Victoria Dávila, Gustavo Roncancio-Villamil, Luis Alfonso Correa, Catalina Restrepo, Camilo Alberto Madrid, Javier Mauricio González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2017-09-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Subjects:
Toxoplasmosis
heart transplantation
immune tolerance
seroconversion
Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3189

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