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A toxoplasmic uveitis case of a 60-year-old male in Korea
Author(s) -
Min Ho Kim,
Yeun-Kyoung Choi,
Yun-Kyu Park,
HoWoo Nam
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
korean journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1738-0006
pISSN - 0023-4001
DOI - 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.1.29
Subject(s) - medicine , blurred vision , uveitis , asymptomatic , toxoplasmosis , lesion , antibody titer , serology , titer , toxoplasma gondii , antibody , pathological , immune system , immunology , dermatology , pathology , ophthalmology
A toxoplasmic uveitis case was reported on the focus of impairment of pathological findings and serological antibody titers after chemotherapy. A chief complaint of a 60-year-old male was a decreased and blurred vision in his right eye for 2 weeks after experiencing tremendous stress and fatigue. A steroid therapy for 3 weeks was not effective and the retinal lesion became necrotic. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody titer was checked to be a strong positive by both ELISA and indirect latex agglutination assay (ILA). He was treated with Fansidar F for 8 weeks. His vision improved as the necrotic lesion healed by scarring, but the antibody titers still remained very high without any signs of negative conversion. It is suggested to be a recurrent case of the past asymptomatic infection by presumed immune suppression caused by excessive stress.

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