title: Macular hole formation after toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis.
abstract: A 56-year-old female patient presented with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TR) in the right eye. Optical coherence tomography revealed a full-thickness macular hole (MH) in the affected eye. Fluorescence angiography and indocyanine green-angiography disclosed focal choroidal ischaemia in the area of inflammation. Heidelberg retinal flowmetry confirmed the significant hypoperfusion in this area. Proper medication was administered. Ophthalmological examination 4 weeks later revealed an improvement of the clinical findings without visual restoration. This case supports the clinical hypothesis that retinochoroidal ischaemia due to TR may induce the development of MH, indicating that patients with TR may have a certain risk for MH formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. gdpanos@gmail.com
authors.forename: Georgios D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Panos
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kozeis
authors.forename: Zisis
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gatzioufas
mesh_terms: D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008875:Middle Aged; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007208:Indocyanine Green