Toxoplasma, Toxocara and Tuberculosis co-infection in a four year old child

BMC Pediatrics

Case Report

Devan Mendis¹  Tharaka Bandara²  Randeewari Guneratne²  Sumadhya Deepika Fernando³ 

[1] Consultant Paediatrician, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka;Intern House Officer, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka;Professor in Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka;

关键词: Tuberculosis;    Toxoplasmosis;    Toxoplasma Gondii;    Mantoux Test;    Toxocariasis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2431-11-44

 received in 2011-02-02, accepted in 2011-05-26,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTuberculosis. toxocariasis and toxoplasmosis are among the common infectious causes of lymphadenitis in children. Cases of Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp co-infection have been reported.Case PresentationThis case report describes a co-infection of Toxoplasma gondii, Toxocara spp and tuberculosis in a child with chronic lymphadenopathy and eosinophilia.ConclusionThe case report highlights two important points. First is the diagnostic challenges that are encountered by clinicians in tropical countries such as Sri Lanka, where lymphadenopathy and eosinophilia with a positive serology commonly point towards a parasitic infection. Secondly the importance of proper history taking and performing the Mantoux test as a first line investigation in a country where the incidence of tuberculosis is low, even in the absence of a positive contact history.

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