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Title: | Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy | Authors: | Velásquez, Jorge Néstor Ledesma, Bibiana A Nigro, Mónica G Vittar, Natalia Rueda, Nestor De Carolis, Luis Figueiras, Olga Carnevale, Silvana Corti, Marcelo |
Keywords: | Toxoplasmosis;VIH;Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa | Issue Date: | 2016 | Publisher: | Publicaciones Medknow | Journal: | Lung India: official organ of Indian Chest Society | Abstract: | Toxoplasmosis is a severe opportunistic infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The lung is a major site of infection after the central nervous system. In this report we described two cases of pneumonia due to Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV patients with antiretroviral therapy. Clinical and radiological abnormalities are not specific. Pulmonary toxoplasmosis should be considered in HIV-infected patients with late stage of HIV, CD4 count less than 100 cells/µl and a poor adherence to HAART. |
Description: | Fil: Velásquez, Jorge Néstor. Departamento de VIH / SIDA, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fil: Ledesma, Bibiana A. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Departamento de Parasitología; Argentina. Fil: Nigro, Mónica G. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Departamento de Parasitología; Argentina. Fil: Vittar, Natalia. Departamento de VIH / SIDA, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fil: Rueda, Nestor. Departamento de VIH / SIDA, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fil: De Carolis, Luis. Departamento de VIH / SIDA, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fil: Figueiras, Olga. Departamento de VIH / SIDA, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fil: Carnevale, Silvana. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Departamento de Parasitología; Argentina. Fil: Corti, Marcelo. Departamento de VIH / SIDA, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires; Argentina. |
URI: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748675/?report=reader http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/2107 |
ISSN: | 0970-2113 | DOI: | 10.4103/0970-2113.173063 | Rights: | Closed Access |
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