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Toxoplasma gondii: How fatal is it in pediatric allogeneic bone marrow transplantation setting?
Author(s) -
Komitopoulou Anna,
Goussetis Evgenios,
Oikonomopoulou Christina,
Paisiou Anna,
Kaisari Katerina,
Ioannidou Eleni,
Sipsas Nikolaos V.,
Kosmidis Helen,
Vessalas Georgios,
Peristeri Ioulia,
Kitra Vassiliki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13226
Subject(s) - medicine , bone marrow transplantation , toxoplasma gondii , transplantation , bone marrow , bone transplantation , immunology , surgery , antibody
Toxoplasmosis is a disease of the immunocompetent population. However, cases of toxoplasma infection associated with immunosuppression have been reported, especially the first months after transplantation. Limited data are available about toxoplasma infection, occurring even many months post‐transplant in pediatric patients with nonmalignant and malignant diseases. We report the cases of three patients with early and late disseminated toxoplasmosis and review the literature.