ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2015
Toxoplasmosis complicating lung cancer: a case report.
Article in International medical case reports journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- High frequency of infection of lung cancer patients with the parasiteERJ open research · 2019Article
- Parasites as negative regulators of cancer.Bioscience reports · 2018Review
- A review on inactivation methods of Toxoplasma gondii in foods.Pathogens and global health · 2018Review
- Toxoplasmosis an Overlooked Disease: Seroprevalence in Cancer PatientsAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Article
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- Toxoplasma gondii pseudocyst in a transbronchial biopsy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
Toxoplasmosis complicating lung cancer has been described only rarely. Here, we report a case of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection in a patient with squamous lung cancer. A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a history of cough of 6 months' duration and chest pain of 1 week's duration. Further examination revealed multiple swollen lymph nodes, palpable on the top of the right collarbone and without tenderness. The chest X-ray, bronchoscopy, and computed tomography scan confirmed squamous carcinoma of the right lung. The Wright-stained bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid cytology diagnosis was positive for T. gondii and tachyzoites were detected. All of them were of free type (ectocytic), without intracellular parasites. Serological examination revealed that the anti-T. gondii immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG antibodies were positive. Unfortunately the patient did not continue treatment and was lost to follow-up. Toxoplasmosis is a life-threatening opportunistic infection in patients with lung cancer. Prompt recognition of T. gondii infection among cancer patients with subsequent targeted treatment of toxoplasmosis could help alleviate symptoms and improve survival.
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