obsolete Toxoplasma pneumonia

A toxoplasmosis that is caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii which is recognized as pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Microscopy of the lung shows fibrinous exudate, and necrotic areas with intra and extracellular tachizoites along the interstitium

A toxoplasmosis that is caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii which is recognized as pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Microscopy of the lung shows fibrinous exudate, and necrotic areas with intra and extracellular tachizoites along the interstitium and alveolar spaces. The symptoms are cough, shortness of breath, high fever and rales.

Also known as: Pneumonitis due to toxoplasmosis; Toxoplasma pneumonitis (disorder)