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Toxoplasmosis congénita con enfermedad neurológica severa en un hospital de referencia del Perú

RESUMEN El propósito del presente estudio fue describir las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, y terapéuticas de pacientes con diagnóstico de toxoplasmosis congénita (TC) con enfermedad neurológica severa. Se revisaron las historias clínicas de los pacientes menores de 1 año con serolog...

Pars plana vitrectomy and visual stimulation for treatment of vitreomacular traction secondary to toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis in a 5-year-old child

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: A unusual case of ocular toxoplasmosis with significant vitreomacular traction is reported. The patient improved significantly following pars plana vitrectomy combined with visual stimulation and occlusion therapy. Methods: The case of a 5-year-old girl with significant unilateral v...

Uncommon progression of toxoplasmic papillitis: patient perception and case report

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2021
ABSTRACT Ocular toxoplasmosis frequently presents as necrotizing retinochoroiditis and, less often, as peripapillary chorioretinitis and/or papillitis. The progression from papillitis to peripapillary retinochoroiditis has been rarely described. We report the case of a 52-year-old patient living in south...

Ultrasonographic characteristics of active ocular toxoplasmosis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate ophthalmic ultrasonographic findings associated with active ocular toxoplasmosis. Methods: Forty-seven eyes with active ocular toxoplasmosis in 47 patients were subjected to ocular ultrasonography using the transpalpebral technique (10-MHz transducer) and fundus photograph...

Eccentric fixation patterns, clinical findings, and reading speed in patients with bilateral toxoplasmic macular retinochoroiditis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To study visual acuity, refractive errors, eccentric fixation, and reading performance in patients with toxoplasmic macular retinochoroiditis. Methods: Twenty-three participants with bilateral toxoplasmic macular retinochoroiditis and 4 with toxoplasmic macular retinocho­roiditis in ...

Chorioretinitis sclopetaria caused by an intraorbital metallic foreign body

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT A 44-year-old man was referred for evaluation of pain and temporal floaters after receiving a rebounded bullet impact to his right eye. Typical funduscopic findings, together with the confirmed presence of an intraorbital metallic foreign body, led to the diagnosis of chorioretinitis sclopetaria...

Optic neuritis and chorioretinitis as ocular manifestations of borreliosis in Brazil: three cases reported

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (5), 2017
Abstract Lyme disease is a systemic infection caused by a tick bite and transmission of the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete. Species of tick vectors of the disease infest mainly wild or rural animals and rodents that may be asymptomatic reservoirs of the bacteria. Characteristic of the northern hemispher...

Toxoplasmosis ocular recurrente. Presentación de 3 casos y revisión de la literatura
RECURRENT OCULAR TOXOPLASMOSIS: REPORT OF 3 PATIENTS AND REVISION OF THE LITERATURE

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (7), 2017
La toxoplasmosis ocular recurrente es la forma más común de toxoplasmosis ocular. Las lesiones se localizan adyacentes a una cicatriz coriorretinal resultado de una infección previamente adquirida. La retinitis por toxoplasma provoca una respuesta inflamatoria variable, ocasionando vasculitis, vitreí...

Serum levels of neurotrophic factors in active toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (2), 2017
Abstract Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TR) is the most common identifiable cause of posterior uveitis in Brazil. Response to treatment and clinical presentation may vary significantly. We assessed serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF...

Soroepidemiologia da toxoplasmose em gestantes do município de medianeira, Paraná, Brasil

A zoonose causada pelo Toxoplasma gondii é conhecida como toxoplasmose. Possui distribuição geográfica mundial, com alta prevalência sorológica, podendo atingir mais de 60% da população. Os casos de doença clínica não são muito frequentes, porém ainda assim, é uma infecção muito temida du...