Toxoplasma gondii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. An acuteinfection caused by the protozoan is usually asymptomatic but some patients may go into a complicated course. Though it is a common pathogen of immunocompromised states as HIV AIDS, rarelyit may present in an immunocompetent host as pneumonia. We report a 38 years old male whopresented with fever with respiratory distress associated with inguinal lymphadenopathy and transaminitis. Toxoplasma pneumonia was diagnosed by clinico-radiological and immunological methods. The patient was treated with a specific antimicrobial agent. A high degree of suspicion for thediagnosis and initiation of specific therapy can be lifesaving to the patient that might be rewardingto the treating physicians.