Toxoplasma pneumonia in Africa

We report what we believe to be the first case of Toxoplasma pneumonia from sub-Saharan Africa. A 44-year-old man presented to Beatrice Road Infectious Disease Hospital, Harare, with a 2 week history of cough, fever and weight loss. Chest X-ray showed bilateral diffuse shadowing, particularly at the...

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Published inThe Journal of infection Vol. 32; no. 1; p. 70
Main Authors Doherty, J.F., Chiposi, L., Gwanzura, L., Mason, P.R., Beaman, M.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 1996
Subjects
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - etiology
Animals
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Pneumonia - etiology
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis - etiology
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Africa
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Summary:We report what we believe to be the first case of Toxoplasma pneumonia from sub-Saharan Africa. A 44-year-old man presented to Beatrice Road Infectious Disease Hospital, Harare, with a 2 week history of cough, fever and weight loss. Chest X-ray showed bilateral diffuse shadowing, particularly at the bases. He was treated empirically for pulmonary tuberculosis, but did not respond. HIV-ELISA was positive. Two weeks later fibre-optic bronchoscopy was performed. No intrabronchial lesions were seen. Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii were subsequently identified with Giemsa staining of broncho-alveolar lavage fluid. Unfortunately, the patient's condition deteriorated and he died before the diagnosis was made.
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ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/S0163-4453(96)80014-4