Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host
Myocarditis is a rare complication of toxoplasmosis, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of a 28-year-old man with a history of fever and chest pain suggestive of myocarditis. Fever, along with lymphadenopathy, electrocardiography, imaging, and serologic testing, showed Toxo...
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| author | Erni Juwita Nelwan Sharifah Shakinah Gabriella Clarissa Fransiscus Nikodemus Hosea Dwi Yuda Herdanto Jacub Pandelaki |
| author_facet | Erni Juwita Nelwan Sharifah Shakinah Gabriella Clarissa Fransiscus Nikodemus Hosea Dwi Yuda Herdanto Jacub Pandelaki |
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| description | Myocarditis is a rare complication of toxoplasmosis, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of a 28-year-old man with a history of fever and chest pain suggestive of myocarditis. Fever, along with lymphadenopathy, electrocardiography, imaging, and serologic testing, showed Toxoplasma gondii as the probable etiology. An excellent response to treatment confirmed the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fde7bd97b1d44f46a7fed09dd2bbbc942022-12-22T04:05:03ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092022-01-0129e01533Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent hostErni Juwita Nelwan0Sharifah Shakinah1Gabriella Clarissa2Fransiscus Nikodemus Hosea3Dwi Yuda Herdanto4Jacub Pandelaki5Division of Tropical and Infectious Disease, Departemen of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangukusumo Hospital, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Division of Tropical and Infectious Disease, Departemen of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangukusumo Hospital, IndonesiaEMC Pulomas Hospital, IndonesiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, IndonesiaDepartment of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, IndonesiaDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, IndonesiaMyocarditis is a rare complication of toxoplasmosis, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of a 28-year-old man with a history of fever and chest pain suggestive of myocarditis. Fever, along with lymphadenopathy, electrocardiography, imaging, and serologic testing, showed Toxoplasma gondii as the probable etiology. An excellent response to treatment confirmed the diagnosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001615ToxoplasmosisCardiac toxoplasmosisInfectious diseaseImmunocompetent host |
| spellingShingle | Erni Juwita Nelwan Sharifah Shakinah Gabriella Clarissa Fransiscus Nikodemus Hosea Dwi Yuda Herdanto Jacub Pandelaki Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host IDCases Toxoplasmosis Cardiac toxoplasmosis Infectious disease Immunocompetent host |
| title | Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host |
| title_full | Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host |
| title_fullStr | Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host |
| title_short | Rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host |
| title_sort | rare cardiac complication of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host |
| topic | Toxoplasmosis Cardiac toxoplasmosis Infectious disease Immunocompetent host |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001615 |
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