Toxoplasmosis.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this review is to update the latest information on a long-recognized infectious disease, ocular toxoplasmosis.


RESULTS
Topics include how the disease is acquired, how to make a clinical diagnosis, and what laboratory tests to order when the diagnosis is not clear. New insights into the genetic make-up of the parasite and new treatment alternatives are discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
Recent findings are updated on the epidemiologic status of the disease, methods for correct diagnosis of unusual presentations, and alternative therapies.
Dodds
Emilio M
EM
Consultores Oftalmológicos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. emdodds@consultoresoftalmologicos.com
D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D016054:DNA, Protozoan