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Beware the cat! Toxoplasma & co.
Author(s) -
Carreño Ester
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2019.8277
Subject(s) - chorioretinitis , toxoplasmosis , medicine , retinal vasculitis , presentation (obstetrics) , acute retinal necrosis , uveitis , atypical pneumonia , vasculitis , retinitis , dermatology , ophthalmology , pediatrics , pathology , pneumonia , surgery , immunology , virus , disease , human cytomegalovirus
Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common posterior uveitis. However atypical forms, such as those associated with severe occlusive vasculitis or mimicking acute retinal necrosis are a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this presentation id to help in the management and diagnosis of classic toxoplasma chorioretinitis and its more atypical presentations.