title: Branch retinal arterial occlusion associated with toxoplasmic chorioretinitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drcemk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Küçükerdönmez
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Yonca A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Akova
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D002981:Clindamycin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination