Disseminated toxoplasmosis presenting as sepsis in two AIDS patients

Authors

  • Carlos José Dornas Gonçalves Barbosa Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Rodrigo Juliano Molina Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Murilo Barcelos de Souza Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Ana Cristina A. Silva Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Adilha Rua Micheletti Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Marlene Antonia dos Reis Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Mario León Silva-Vergara Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Keywords:

AIDS, Acute disseminated toxoplasmosis, Sepsis, Toxoplasma gondii

Abstract

This report describes two patients who presented acute disseminated and severe toxoplasmosis as the first opportunistic disease related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. At admission, clinical and laboratory findings were similar to sepsis or septic shock and a fast evolutive course to death occurred in both cases. At necropsy, an inflammatory reaction and presence of a great number of Toxoplasma gondii cysts and tachyzoites were observed in most organs examined.

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Published

2007-04-01

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2007)

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

Barbosa, C. J. D. G., Molina, R. J., Souza, M. B. de, Silva, A. C. A., Micheletti, A. R., Reis, M. A. dos, Teixeira, V. de P. A., & Silva-Vergara, M. L. (2007). Disseminated toxoplasmosis presenting as sepsis in two AIDS patients . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 49(2), 113-116. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31071