A presentation of longstanding toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis

Toxoplasmosis gondii is the most common cause of focal necrotizing retinitis in healthy individuals. This case report describes a presentation of toxoplasmosis chorioretintis and reviews the current management options. A 10-year-old Hispanic girl presented with complaints of decreased vision in her...

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Published in:Optometry (Saint Louis, Mo.) Mo.), 2009, Vol.80 (1), p.23-28
Main Authors: Hall, Brian R., Oliver, Gary E., Wilkinson, Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bactrim
Benzalkonium Compounds - therapeutic use
Child
Chorioretinitis
Chorioretinitis - drug therapy
Chorioretinitis - parasitology
Female
Humans
Naphazoline - therapeutic use
Pheniramine - therapeutic use
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis - diagnosis
Toxoplasmosis - drug therapy
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Uveitis
Vision Disorders - drug therapy
Vision Disorders - etiology
Vision Disorders - parasitology
Vitreous Body - pathology
Vitritis
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Summary:Toxoplasmosis gondii is the most common cause of focal necrotizing retinitis in healthy individuals. This case report describes a presentation of toxoplasmosis chorioretintis and reviews the current management options. A 10-year-old Hispanic girl presented with complaints of decreased vision in her right eye for 3 weeks. The patient had presumed ocular toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis with secondary granulomatous panuveitis. She was treated successfully with Bactrim ® (Roche Laboratories, Nutley, New Jersey) and topical steroids and cylcoplegics. Ocular toxoplasmosis is a self-limiting disease in immunocompetent individuals; however, proper diagnosis and early intervention improves visual outcome.
ISSN:1529-1839
1558-1527
DOI:10.1016/j.optm.2008.03.007