ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2003
Toxoplasma gondii retinochoroiditis after cardiac transplantation.
Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Active toxoplasma chorioretinitis in immunocompromised patients: a case series.Archive of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in southern districts of Tamil Nadu using IgG-ELISA.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2012Article
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Abstract
purposeTo report 4 cases of Toxoplasma gondii retinochoroiditis in patients having recently undergone cardiac transplantation.
methodsReview of medical records for 4 patients presenting retinochoroiditis and evidence of T. gondii infection.
resultsPatient ranged in age from 25 to 53 years. Ocular symptoms began between 3 and 6 months after transplantation. All patients were under immunosuppressive therapy. Foci of retinochoroiditis were observed unilaterally in three patients and bilaterally in one. Intraocular inflammation was minimal in all cases. Serologic responses were highly suggestive of T. gondii as the etiology in all cases; other causes (CMV retinitis and syphilis) were actively sought and were not found. All patients underwent classic therapy. The three unilateral cases evolved favorably, but the bilateral case, seen late, showed extensive macular scarring.
conclusionInfectious retinochoroiditis is a potentially blinding complication seen after cardiac transplantation, justifying close clinical and serological surveillance or, in certain cases such as mismatched donors, anti-parasitic prophylaxis.
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