Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report
Toxoplasmosis is a rare but potentially severe complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Toxoplasma gondii-associated cardiac involvement can cause myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure. Most cases with cardiac toxoplasmosis following BMT have b...
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| author | Padmastuti Akella Isha Bhatt Mustapha Serhan Dilip D. Giri Stephen M. Pastores |
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| description | Toxoplasmosis is a rare but potentially severe complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Toxoplasma gondii-associated cardiac involvement can cause myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure. Most cases with cardiac toxoplasmosis following BMT have been fatal and diagnosed at autopsy. We present an unfortunate case of sudden onset congestive heart failure symptoms and delayed post-transplant Toxoplasma PCR testing that ultimately led to the diagnosis of cardiac toxoplasmosis on autopsy in our patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c27490b7616845829db817493206bb1b2022-12-21T22:30:51ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0125e01217Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case reportPadmastuti Akella0Isha Bhatt1Mustapha Serhan2Dilip D. Giri3Stephen M. Pastores4Corresponding author at: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United States.; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United StatesDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United StatesDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United StatesDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United StatesDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, United StatesToxoplasmosis is a rare but potentially severe complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Toxoplasma gondii-associated cardiac involvement can cause myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure. Most cases with cardiac toxoplasmosis following BMT have been fatal and diagnosed at autopsy. We present an unfortunate case of sudden onset congestive heart failure symptoms and delayed post-transplant Toxoplasma PCR testing that ultimately led to the diagnosis of cardiac toxoplasmosis on autopsy in our patient.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001736ToxoplasmosisCardiacHematopoietic stem cell transplantParasitic infectionAutopsyPCR |
| spellingShingle | Padmastuti Akella Isha Bhatt Mustapha Serhan Dilip D. Giri Stephen M. Pastores Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report IDCases Toxoplasmosis Cardiac Hematopoietic stem cell transplant Parasitic infection Autopsy PCR |
| title | Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report |
| title_full | Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report |
| title_fullStr | Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report |
| title_short | Toxic ‘Toxo’ in the heart: Cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant- a case report |
| title_sort | toxic toxo in the heart cardiac toxoplasmosis following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant a case report |
| topic | Toxoplasmosis Cardiac Hematopoietic stem cell transplant Parasitic infection Autopsy PCR |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001736 |
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