Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a patient with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

• Main Authors: Ricardo Garcia Pastorello (Author), Anderson da Costa Lino Costa (Author), Marcio Valente Yamada Sawamura (Author), Antonio Carlos Nicodemo (Author), Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extracerebral toxoplasmosis, with pulmonary involvement and shock, is a rare form of toxoplasmosis in patients with advanced AIDS. It can mimic pneumocystosis, histoplasmosis, and disseminated tuberculosis, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of causes of respiratory failure and f...