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Systemic and Bilateral Severe Ocular Toxoplasmosis Resembling Autoimmune Phenomena: A Case Report.

Sofía Romero-SantosDaniela Parra-TanouxCarlos Cifuentes-GonzálezJuliana Muñoz-OrtizGermán Mejía-SalgadoAlejandra de-la-Torre
Published in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2024)
This case underscores the importance of ruling out an infectious etiology in all cases of uveitis. Additionally, it alerts clinicians to the possibility that elevated positive autoantibodies may result from a severe inflammatory reaction caused by pathogens rather than an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease, particularly in instances of poor treatment response or atypical clinical presentation.
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