Open AccessToxoplasma gondii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kumud Bhattarai,
Anjal Bisht,
Bhawesh Thapa,
Ananta Bhakta Uprety
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5849
Subject(s) - medicine , toxoplasma gondii , pneumonia , asymptomatic , toxoplasmosis , pathogen , respiratory distress , immunology , intensive care medicine , pathology , surgery , antibody
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. An acute infection caused by the protozoan is usually asymptomatic but some patients may go into a complicated course. Though it is a common pathogen of immunocompromised states as HIV AIDS, rarely it may present in an immunocompetent host as pneumonia. We report a 38 years old male who presented with fever with respiratory distress associated with inguinal lymphadenopathy and transaminitis. Toxoplasma pneumonia was diagnosed by clinico-radiological and immunological methods. The patient was treated with a specific antimicrobial agent. A high degree of suspicion for the diagnosis and initiation of specific therapy can be lifesaving to the patient that might be rewarding to the treating physicians.