Ocular toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the course of ocular toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.


METHODS
This study was a retrospective, non-comparative case series of four pregnant women who were treated for ocular toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.


RESULTS
All of the participants had severe and treatment-resistant toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis during pregnancy, leaving three of them with decreased visual acuity in spite of aggressive therapy. Delivery of the infant appeared to help the recovery in two patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Pregnant state may provoke the recurrence of ocular toxoplasmosis.
Kump
Leila I
LI
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. drkump@hotmail.com
Androudi
Sofia N
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Foster
C S
CS
D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids