[Differential diagnosis between toxoplasmosis and leptospirosis of 26 Mexican cases with posterior uveitis].
26 patients with active posterior uveitis were studied by methodologies for the confirmation of leptospirosis. ELISA-IgG was positive in 10 patients and MAT in 21. Leptospiras were observed in blood and urine. The results suggest that posterior uveitis may be caused by pathogenic leptospiras.
Velasco-Castrejón
Oscar
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Medicina Tropical, UME, UNAM-Hospital General de México. oscarvel1@yahoo.com.mx
Tenorio
Guadalupe
G
Rivas-Sánchez
Beatriz
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M