Macrophage activation syndrome triggered by primary disseminated toxoplasmosis

Arslan F., Batirel A., Ramazan M., Ozer S., Mert A.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.44, sa.12, ss.1001-1004, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/00365548.2012.691208
  • Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1001-1004
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report the case of a patient with disseminated toxoplasmosis who presented with cervical lymphadenopathies and pneumonia. Although the infection was successfully treated with co-trimoxazole, the patient developed reactive macrophage activation syndrome (rMAS). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of rMAS triggered by toxoplasmosis in the medical literature.