Toxoplasmosis in a patient who was immunocompetent: a case report
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Toxoplasmosis in a patient who was immunocompetent: a case report
INTRODUCTION Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that infects up to one-third of the world's population. Although this case is not the first of its kind, it is clinically important since it will help doctors keep a broad differential diagnosis in mind when attending to similar patients. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 20-year-old man of Middle Eastern heritage ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-16