Toxoplasma encephalitis seen in a patient without immunosuppression


Özmen Ö., Doğan N., Kürşad H., Aksoy M.

22. International Intensive Care Symposium Hilton Istanbul Bomoti Hotel, İstanbul, Türkiye, 3 - 04 Mayıs 2019

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION Although toxoplasmosis is common in the world, it is usually asymptomatic in healthy

individuals and is a parasite that can lead to fatal encephalitis, pneumonia and pericarditis in

immunosuppressives(1). PURPOSE The aim of this study was to draw attention to cerebral toxoplasmosis in

HIV (-) patient who had been diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) for 5 years and followed up in the

routine dialysis program. CASE A 46-year-old male patient who was hospitalized with nausea, blurring of

consciousness and rash in the nephrology clinic was admitted to the anesthesia intensive care unit due to

regression and seizure. The patient with respiratory distress was intubated and mechanical ventilator support

was provided. Anti-HIV (-), Tox IgG (+) and Tox IgM (-) values were determined in laboratory values. The patient

brain tomography and MR images were consistent with cerebral toxoplasma(Picture 1). DISCUSSION The