Severe Toxoplasmic Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Atilla A., Aydin S., Demirdoven A. N., Kilic S. S.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.68, sa.5, ss.407-409, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.422
  • Dergi Adı: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.407-409
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Acute Toxoplasma gondii infection causes different clinical courses in 10-20% of cases. In immunocompetent patients, toxoplasmosis most often presents as asymptomatic cervical lymphadenopathy. Clinical manifestations such as pneumonia, myocarditis, hepatitis, and encephalitis are rarely reported. We present the case of an immunocompetent patient with a serious and complicated clinical course of toxoplasmic hepatitis with a maculopapular rash. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology and identification of bradyzoites in liver biopsy samples.