Ocular Toxoplasmosis: A Case Report

  1. Ortiz, Sara 1
  2. Martin, Raul 1
  3. de Juan, Victoria 1
  1. 1 Optometry Research Group, IOBA-Eye Institute, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Aldizkaria:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine

ISSN: 2158-284X,  2158-2882

Argitalpen urtea: 2013

Alea: 04

Zenbakia: 01

Orrialdeak: 1-4

Mota: Artikulua

DOI: 10.4236/IJCM.2013.41001 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openSarbide irekia editor

Beste argitalpen batzuk: International Journal of Clinical Medicine

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Laburpena

Report a case of a male patient with a macular scar compatible with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) in right eye (RE) andreview the relevant literature on this disease. A patient, who attended for a routine contact lens follow up, presentedwith amblyopic exotropia without any ocular disease. Best-corrected visual acuity of the affected eye was 20/40 withconstant and mono-fixation exotropia. Ophthalmoscopic assessment revealed a macular scar compatible with OT. OT isthe leading cause of infection in the posterior segment. Inactive cases could be asymptomatic and diagnosis requires acomplete eye examination, providing a correct diagnosis and patient management.

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