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- Title
Clinical Features of Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Korean Patients.
- Authors
Young-Hoon Park; Jae-Hyung Han; Ho-Woo Nam
- Abstract
We report here the records of 10 consecutive Korean patients (10 eyes) with ocular toxoplasmosis which showed the typical clinical manifestations with seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii specific IgG antibodies by micro-ELISA between 2006 and 2010. Nine patients were males and 1 was female; their age was 50.5± 13.8 years. The most common accompanying signs were vitritis (100%), anterior uveitis (70%), and scattered white deposit (80%). Pre-existing retino-choroidal scar was found in 1 (10%) patient. All patients received antiparasitic chemotherapy and systemic corticosteroid treatment, which resolved the presenting attack and recovered the visual acuity better than initial one in 9 patients and worse in 1. Optic atrophy, cataract, and retinal neovascularization were observed during the follow-up period and recurrence was detected in 3 eyes (30%) 6 to 20 months after the initial attack. In Korea, although rarely detected and reported, ocular toxoplasmosis needs more attention in clinical field of retinal diseases.
- Subjects
KOREA; OCULAR toxoplasmosis; KOREANS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TOXOPLASMA gondii; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IRIDOCYCLITIS; DRUG therapy; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; NEOVASCULARIZATION; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; PATIENTS; DISEASES
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2011, Vol 49, Issue 2, p167
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2011.49.2.167