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DRIVING IN FOG WITHOUT HEADLIGHT: MANAGEMENT OF A CHALLENGING CASE OF PRESUMED OCULAR TOXOPLASMOSIS
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Department of Uvea. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Department of Uvea. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Sankara Nethralaya Referral laboratory. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Oftalmologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Department of Uvea. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Sankara Nethralaya Referral laboratory. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Oftalmologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
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Purpose: To describe a case of presumed ocular toxoplasmosis.Method: A retrospective chart review.Result: This case report describes a 35-year-old male who presented hypopyon anterior uveitis in his left eye. Fundus examination revealed severe vitritis which precluded the view of retina. His serum anti-toxoplasma immunoglobulin (Ig)G was significantly raised, with a normal anti-toxoplasma IgM level and PCR from nested primers targeting B1 gene of Toxoplasma gondii was positive. He was started on empirical anti-toxoplasma therapy. Undiluted vitreous specimen collected during lensectomy and diagnostic vitrectomy in left eye was also positive for nested primers targeting B1 gene of T. gondii.Conclusion: Ocular toxoplasmosis without retinochoroiditis, though extremely rare, can occur.
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