Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a heart transplant patient despite co-trimoxazole prophylaxis: A case report

Victoria Dávila, Gustavo Roncancio-Villamil, Luis Alfonso Correa, Catalina Restrepo, Camilo Alberto Madrid, Javier Mauricio González, .

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v37i3.3189
Keywords: Toxoplasmosis, heart transplantation, immune tolerance, seroconversion
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We report the case of a 61 year-old male who underwent heart transplantation eight months before developing a systemic condition with central nervous system, lung, kidney, colonic, cutaneous, and hematologic involvement, found to be secondary to a systemic toxoplasmosis despite co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in a previous-to-transplant seronegative patient receiving a heart from a seropositive donor. A review of prophylactic options in our environment is discussed.

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  • Victoria Dávila Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Clínica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia
  • Gustavo Roncancio-Villamil Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Clínica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
  • Luis Alfonso Correa Servicio de Patología, Laboratorio Clínico VID, Medellín, Colombia Sección de Dermatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
  • Catalina Restrepo Sección de Dermatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
  • Camilo Alberto Madrid Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Clínica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia
  • Javier Mauricio González Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Clínica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia

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Dávila V, Roncancio-Villamil G, Correa LA, Restrepo C, Madrid CA, González JM. Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a heart transplant patient despite co-trimoxazole prophylaxis: A case report. Biomed. [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];37(3):303-7. Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3189

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toxoplasmosis; trasplante de corazón; tolerancia inmunológica; seroconversión
Published
2017-09-01
Issue
Vol. 37 No. 3 (2017)
Section
Case presentation

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