title: Optic nerve aplasia associated with macular 'atypical colobomà'.
abstract: A 12-year-old patient presenting with absence of the optic disc and retinal blood vessels associated with atrophic macular lesion was studied. A toxoplasma IgG antibody test had been found positive at the age of 4 months. This test and the clinical findings suggested the possibility of optic nerve aplasia with atypical macular coloboma due to congenital toxoplasmosis. The pro's and contra's concerning this hypothesis are discussed by the authors.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Cattedra di Ottica Fisiopatologica, Italy.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Recupero
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Lepore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plateroti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdolrahimzadeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D003103:Coloboma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000150:complications*