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Bilateral ocular involvement in congenital toxoplasmosis: A case report and literature review.

Melis DenizAnıl TapısızHasan TezerTugba Bedir Demirdag
Published in: Tropical doctor (2021)
We report a case of neuro-ophthalmological complications of congenital toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondi. Its congenital form occurs either as a primary infection or as reactivation of the same due to immunosuppression during pregnancy. With an incidence rate of 1.5/1000 live births, this disease is an important cause of visual loss from chorio-retinal lesions in >82%. Recent studies have shown that treatment given in utero and in the first year of life can reduce ophthalmological complications.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • toxoplasma gondii
  • optical coherence tomography
  • optic nerve
  • combination therapy
  • case control