Response to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in a Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient With Disseminated Toxoplasmosis: A Case Report.
Aslam KhanHayden T SchwenkKrystal KohlmanAlice BertainaStephanie ChoJose G MontoyaDespina Contopoulos-IoannidisPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2021)
We describe the presentation and treatment of a patient who developed ongoing fever and diagnosed with disseminated toxoplasmosis post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. He was initially treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and there was dramatic improvement in his fever curve. He successfully completed a modified course of therapy.