Gastrointestinal Toxoplasmosis in a Heart Transplant Recipient
Open Access
- 1 September 2026
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (9)
Abstract
Toxoplasma gondii infection poses a significant risk for donor seropositive recipient seronegative heart transplant patients without prophylaxis. Guidelines remain unclear on the optimal duration of prophylaxis in this population. We present a case of disseminated toxoplasmosis presenting as a subacute diarrheal illness leading to fulminant infection with pulmonary involvement in a 38-year-old woman 6 months after stopping primary chemoprophylaxis.Keywords
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