Henao-Martínez Andrés F, Franco-Paredes Carlos, Palestine Alan G, Montoya Jose G
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México City, México.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 9;5(4):ofy058. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy058. eCollection 2018 Apr.
We report a family who acquired acute toxoplasmosis after a trip to Central America. One member developed severe clinical manifestations including bilateral chorioretinitis, hepatitis, and myocarditis requiring therapy. Symptomatic acute toxoplasmosis is unusual and possesses a diagnostic challenge. We discuss the clinical and epidemiological implications, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment plan.
我们报告了一个在前往中美洲旅行后感染急性弓形虫病的家庭。其中一名家庭成员出现了严重的临床表现,包括双侧脉络膜视网膜炎、肝炎和心肌炎,需要进行治疗。有症状的急性弓形虫病并不常见,且具有诊断挑战性。我们讨论了其临床和流行病学意义、实验室诊断及治疗方案。