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Toxoplasmosis - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Las personas asintomáticas generalmente no necesitan tratamiento.

Los medicamentos para tratar la infección incluyen antipalúdicos y antibióticos. Los pacientes con SIDA deben continuar el tratamiento en tanto el sistema inmunitario esté débil con el fin de prevenir la reactivación de la enfermedad.

Para obtener información con respecto al tratamiento de bebés y mujeres embarazadas, ver el artículo sobre toxoplasmosis congénita.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La infección aguda en niños puede causar inflamación de la retina en el ojo.

En adultos con un sistema inmunitario saludable, la toxoplasmosis tiene un buen pronóstico.

Complicaciones:

  • Incapacidad permanente, como ceguera o problemas de aprendizaje, en bebés con toxoplasmosis congénita
  • Reaparición de la enfermedad
  • Diseminación de la infección en una persona con un sistema inmunitario debilitado (puede ser mortal)

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Solicite una cita con el médico si presenta síntomas de toxoplasmosis. Este trastorno requiere atención urgente o de emergencia si se presenta en una persona inmunocomprometida o en un bebé, o si se presenta confusión, convulsiones u otros síntomas graves.

  • Reviewed last on: 12/1/2009
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Liesenfeld O. Toxoplasmosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 370.

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