Case Report: Blood and cerebrospinal fluid mNGS-assisted diagnosis Toxoplasma gondii infection-associated with hemophagocytic syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus
Co-infection with uncommon pathogens is not uncommon in patients with autoimmune diseases. In individuals with immune disorders and positive <i>T. gondii</i> IgM antibodies, mNGS analysis of peripheral blood samples proves valuable in diagnosing disseminated <i>T. gondii</i> infection.
Authors
- Peisong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-3663)
- Juhua Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6345-9910)
- Jiankai Deng
- Xingyuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-5555)
- Xuegao Yu
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Vision Medicals (China) (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1674391
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00