Branch retinal arterial occlusion associated with toxoplasmic chorioretinitis.
BACKGROUND
Ocular toxoplasmosis can cause a variety of retinal vascular changes including branch retinal arterial occlusion, which is a rare complication of the disease.


METHODS
We report a case of toxoplasmic chorioretinitis in a pregnant woman, who developed branch retinal arterial obstruction adjacent to the active chorioretinitis lesion.


RESULTS
The patient received an appropriate steroid and antibiotic treatment and the retinitis lesion resolved over a six-week period. At two months after diagnosis, visual acuity in her right eye was 20/30 and there was a hyperpigmented scar at the site where active retinitis had been observed.


CONCLUSIONS
Especially in young patients with branch retinal vascular occlusion associated with posterior uveitis, the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis should be kept in mind and serologic test results should be obtained.
Küçükerdönmez
Cem
C
Department of Ophthalmology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drcemk@hotmail.com
Yilmaz
Gürsel
G
Akova
Yonca A
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D002981:Clindamycin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination