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3-D Imaging and Analysis of Neurons Infected In Vivo with Toxoplasma gondii
Published on: December 9, 2014
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An unexpected but underestimated case of disseminated toxoplasmosis
Tiffany Chan1, Patrick T Shannon2, Michael E Detsky3
1Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Abstract:
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous intracellular parasite that can cause disseminated infection following reactivation in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a 58-year-old man who died of refractory shock because of disseminated toxoplasmosis. The diagnosis was only made postmortem on autopsy. We discuss the importance of considering toxoplasmosis on the differential diagnosis in high-risk patients, and review the role of screening and chemoprophylaxis in preventing infection.

