A 10 month old infant with nystagmus and strabismus.
This report present an infant with nystagmus, strabismus, salt and pepper and scars in funduscopy, calcification in Brain CT scan and high titer of Anti Toxoplasmosis antibody. A 10 month old infant that referred with nystagmus, strabismus after fever which appeared five months ago. In funduscopy of both eyes, salt and pepper and scars and in Brain CT scan multiple calcification were seen. The diagnosis of congenital Toxoplasmosis was established by positive serum Anti toxoplasma Ab (IgG) (> 400). Toxoplasmosis may present with only nystagmus and strabismus and physicians should consider this infection in the differential diagnosis of a abnormal eye movement.
Jedari
Attary S
AS
Department of Pediatrics, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Maliky
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Daneshjou
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005133:Eye Movements; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013285:Strabismus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013411:Sulfadiazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
D013411:Sulfadiazine; D011239:Prednisolone; D002955:Leucovorin; D011739:Pyrimethamine