Toxoplasmosis masquerading as a psychotropic side effect.
When treating a patient with neuroleptics or tricyclic antidepressants, it is usually assumed that complaints of blurred vision can be ascribed to the anticholinergic side effects of these drugs. The authors present a patient treated with imipramine and trifluoperazine whose complaints of blurred vision led to the diagnosis of toxoplasma chorioretinitis.
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014268:Trifluoperazine / Q000009:adverse effects; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; D014268:Trifluoperazine; D007099:Imipramine