Severe ARDS due to disseminated toxoplasmosis in a person with HIV successfully treated with ECMO: a case report

Severe ARDS due to disseminated toxoplasmosis in a person with HIV successfully treated with ECMO: a case report

Disseminated toxoplasmosis (DT) is an uncommon but severe complication associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This case report describes the successful treatment of a 28-year-old male individual with AIDS who developed severe and life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndro...

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Main Authors: Daniel Medina, Renzo Ávila, Graciela Rodríguez-Sevilla, Víctor Gumucio, María Bonilla, Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso, Jordi Niubó, Maria Saumoy, Juan Tiraboschi, María Paz Fuset, Arkaitz Imaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
disseminated toxoplasmosis
HIV
ARDS
ECMO
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1446762/full
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Summary:Disseminated toxoplasmosis (DT) is an uncommon but severe complication associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This case report describes the successful treatment of a 28-year-old male individual with AIDS who developed severe and life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) resulting from DT, in which extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was employed effectively.
ISSN:2296-858X

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