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Enf Infec Microbiol 2003; 23 (4)

Disseminated toxoplasmosis in children.Two cases report

Peña-Alonso YR, Bernal-Redondo R, Pavía-Ruz N

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 149-154
PDF size: 103.02 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Toxoplasmosis designs the disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, it can be the primary asymptomatic disease, chronic or latent. In immunocompromised individuals is a severe disease that can be a risk for death. We describe two cases of toxoplasmosis in children, one in a patient with leukemia and another in a child with malnutrition. Post mortem studies showed Toxoplasma gondii parasites in brain, lungs and myocardial muscle.


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