Ocular Toxoplasmosis: No Stranger to the Masquerade Ball.

Alexander B Dillon, Greg Budoff, Colin A McCannel, Edmund Tsui, Sheeja T Pullarkat, Steven D Schwartz

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Article in Journal of vitreoretinal diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Presumed bilateral endogenousAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Alexander B DillonVitreoretinal Surgery Service, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Greg BudoffVitreoretinal Surgery Service, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Colin A McCannelVitreoretinal Surgery Service, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Edmund TsuiUveitis Service, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-9191

Sheeja T PullarkatDepartment of Pathology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Steven D SchwartzVitreoretinal Surgery Service, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: This article illustrates multiple atypical manifestations of ocular toxoplasmosis masquerading as acute retinal necrosis and vitreoretinal lymphoma. Methods: Two case presentations are discussed, and the body of pertinent literature is reviewed and discussed. Results: In these cases, an extensive workup and attention to history lead to the correct diagnosis and management. Conclusions: Aggressive cases of ocular toxoplasmosis may present in a variety of phenotypes that may mimic other vision- and potentially life-threatening conditions, particularly in a milieu of inadequate endogenous and exogenous antimicrobial defenses.

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acute retinal necrosismasqueradeocular toxoplasmosisretinauveitisvitreoretinal lymphoma

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PMID37006900

DOI10.1177/24741264211056769

PMCPMC9954925

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