Right active retinitis and left focal retinochoroidal scar in a girl with congenital toxoplasmosis.
In congenital cases, ocular toxoplasmosis often presents as a focal whitish fluffy lesion in the retina adjacent to an inactive chorioretinal scar. We examined a girl who has visible floaters in the right eye. The patient had focal active retinitis in the right fundus, a focal chorioretinal scar in the left fundus, a positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies and a negative ELISA for IgM antibodies. We believe that active focal retinitis in one eye and a focal chorioretinal scar in the fellow eye in congenital toxoplasmosis, as demonstrated in our patient, may be rare.
Kamiyama
M
M
Department of Opthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Yamamoto
S
S
Hayasaka
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012173:Retinitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M