[Retinochoroidopathy in a patient with seropositive trichinosis].
A 28 years old butcher contracted a systemic trichinosis after fasting sausage. Twelve days after onset of systemic symptoms he developed a hemorrhagic maculopathy in his left eye. In addition, on both eyes there were focal atrophies of the retinal pigment epithelium in the mid-periphery. We believe a causal connection of the maculopathy with his serologically proven trichinosis as a retinal involvement is well known in trichinosis and histologically demonstrated by Herrenschwand (1928). To our knowledge this is the first case of hemorrhagic maculopathy in trichinosis.
Behrens-Baumann
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Abteilung Augenheilkunde der Medizinischen Einrichtungen, Universität Göttingen.
Freissler
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis*; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008461:Meat Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D014234:Trichinella / Q000276:immunology*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth
Retinochorioidopathie bei einem Patienten mit seropositiver Trichinose.