title: Ocular toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. drkump@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Leila I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Kump
authors.forename: Sofia N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Androudi
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids