Pneumonia por toxoplasmose em paciente imunocompetente / Toxoplasma pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient: case repor
Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd
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18(2): 91-94, abril/jun 2020.
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ي البرتغالية
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RESUMO
Com grande distribuição mundial e incidência significativa, a toxoplamose é uma doença comum em mamíferos e pássaros, causada pelo protozoário Toxoplasma gondii. No homem, o parasitismo na fase proliferativa intracelular pode se apresentar sem sintomas, ou causar clínica transitória caracterizada por febre, fadiga e linfadenopatia. Por se tratar de patologia com sintomas inespecíficos e comuns a muitas outras, é fundamental a correta pesquisa de diagnósticos diferenciais, como citomegalovírus e Epstein-Barr. Relatamos o caso de um jovem e hígido, que desenvolveu pneumonia e, após confirmação sorológica para toxoplasmose e o tratamento adequado, apresentou melhora clínica.
ABSTRACT
With great worldwide distribution and significant incidence, toxoplamosis is a common disease in mammals and birds, caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. In humans, the parasitism in its intracellular proliferative phase may present no symptoms, or cause a transient condition characterized by fever, fatigue, and lymphadenopathy. Because it is a pathology with nonspecific symptoms that are common to many other conditions, it is fundamental to find the correct research of differential diagnoses, such as for Cytomegalovirus and Epstein Barr. We report a case of a young and healthy man who developed pneumonia and, after serological confirmation for toxoplasmosis and the appropriate treatment, presented clinical improvement
النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
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الموضوع الرئيسي:
Pneumonia
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Toxoplasmosis
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Immunocompetence
نوع الدراسة:
دراسة تشخيصية
المحددات:
راشد/بالغ
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البشر
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ذكر
اللغة:
البرتغالية
مجلة:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd
موضوع المجلة:
علم المدواة
السنة:
2020
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مقالة
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المؤسسة/الدولة:
Centro de Referência de Doenças Imuno-infecciosas/BR
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Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle/BR
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