title: [Chorioretinitis caused by toxoplasma in children].
abstract: In a period of 5 years, 21 children with ocular lesions caused by toxoplasma (chorioretinitis due to toxoplasma) were seen at "Pedro Kourí" Tropical Medicine Institute. Of the 21 children, 5 (23.8%) had lesions in both eyes and 16 (76.1%) in one eye (9 in the left eye and 7 in the right one). 9 children (42.8%) initially had active lesions that responded satisfactorily to medical treatment whereas 12 (57.1%) came to the hospital with healed lesions that did not require any treatment. They were all followed up as outpatients with favorable evolution in all cases.
authors.affiliation: ciipk@nfomed.sld.cu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: González Núñez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz Jidy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Avila
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy