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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...

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...