Toxoplasmosis


Epidemiology


Physiology

Diagnosis

FOB: BAL or TBB may reveal organism

Pleural fluid: may reveal organism

CXR/Chest CT patterns:
1) Diffuse bilateral interstitial/ coarse nodular infiltrates: indistinguishable from PCP
2) Pleural effusion: may be seen

T. Gondii Ab: present in 10-40% of HIV-positive patients in USA
-Positive in 11 of 12 reported cases in one series


Clinical Presentations

-Dyspnea:
-Fever:
-Dry cough:
-Extrapulmonary involvement: present in 7 of 12 reported cases in one series


Treatment


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