Transient mydriasis in toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis
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Intraocular inflammatory reactions without focal necrotizing retinochoroiditis in patients with acquired systemic toxoplasmosis.
PURPOSE To describe the occurrence of intraocular inflammatory reactions as the sole ophthalmic manifestation of acquired systemic toxoplasmosis. METHODS Review of medical records for 10 patients with uveitis and evidence of recent Toxoplasma gondii infection. RESULTS Patient ages ranged from 3 to 51 years. Ocular symptoms were present in each of eight adult patients. Inflammation was unila...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100700