title: Chorioretinitis as the first sign of acquired toxoplasmosis transmitted from donor following kidney transplantation: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of chorioretinitis as the earliest manifestation of Toxoplasma gondii infection acquired through donor after kidney transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three months after kidney transplantation thepatient referred for visual acuity loss in her left eye and was diagnosed withtoxoplasmicchorioretinitis. Systemic treatment was started.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The evolution of visual acuity was satisfactory. Laboratory studies confirmed that the patient was seronegative for Toxoplasma gondiiprior to the surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The literature reports toxoplasmosis as an uncommon but dangerous source of morbidity and mortality after transplantation. This case highlights the value of the ophthalmologic examination when taking care of these patients.
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Filloy
authors: Olga
authors: O
authors: Garcia-Garcia
authors: Loreto
authors: L
authors: Fernández-Lorente
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity