| Title |
Toxoplasmosis complicating lung cancer: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Medical Case Reports Journal, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/imcrj.s76488 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nianhong Lu, Caihong Liu, Jiangyuan Wang, Ying Ding, Qing Ai |
| 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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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
| Professor | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 21% |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 15% |
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| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
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