Toxoplasma myocarditis: An atypical case in an immunocompetent patient
| Autor: | Dorothy Garner, Katherine Mustafa, Jonathan Hillyard, Jacek Slowikowski, Elizabeth Nowak, Ijeoma Okogbue |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Myocarditis
Toxoplasma myocarditis Case Report Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Sulfadiazine Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging parasitic diseases medicine Acute chest pain biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Toxoplasma gondii biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Toxoplasmosis Infectious Diseases Pyrimethamine Immunology Immunocompetent business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | IDCases, Vol 26, Iss, Pp e01273-(2021) IDCases |
| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01273 |
| Popis: | Myocarditis occurs with a variety of infectious agents including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and parasites. We present a rare case of myocarditis secondary to Toxoplasma gondii in a 23-year-old immunocompetent male presenting with acute chest pain. Workup revealed evidence of biventricular myocarditis on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, elevated Toxoplasma serologies with rising titers over time. The patient was treated with sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine for eighteen days with resolution of symptoms. This case highlights alternative diagnostic and treatment modalities for Toxoplasma myocarditis in immunocompetent hosts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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