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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a heart transplant patient despite co-trimoxazole prophylaxis: A case report.
- Source :
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Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud [Biomedica] 2017 Sep 01; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 303-307. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 01. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- 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 prophylaxis in a previous-to-transplant seronegative patient receiving a heart from a seropositive donor. A review of prophylactic options in our environment is discussed.
- Subjects :
- Antibodies, Protozoan blood
Antiviral Agents therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Cytomegalovirus Infections drug therapy
Cytomegalovirus Infections transmission
Disease Progression
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous therapeutic use
Immunosuppressive Agents adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Plasma Exchange
Postoperative Complications parasitology
Postoperative Complications prevention & control
Recurrence
Seroconversion
Tissue Donors
Toxoplasmosis prevention & control
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination administration & dosage
Viremia drug therapy
Viremia transmission
Heart Transplantation
Postoperative Complications etiology
Toxoplasmosis transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2590-7379
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28968006
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v37i3.3189