1/4. Acute iridocyclitis in a patient with AIDS diagnosed as toxoplasmosis by PCR.PURPOSE: To study the etiology of an acute iridocyclitis in a patient with AIDS using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of aqueous humor. methods: Case report describing a patient diagnosed with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in his left eye. He stopped his treatment after three weeks and subsequently developed an acute iridocyclitis without chorioretinitis in the fellow eye. anterior chamber paracentesis was performed and aqueous humor was assayed by PCR. RESULTS: PCR of the aqueous humor showed positivity for toxoplasma gondii. The iridocyclitis responded to topical dexamethasone and oral treatment with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine. CONCLUSION: PCR is an effective method to diagnose toxoplasmic iridocyclitis in a patient with AIDS.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = toxoplasmosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/4. Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis following bilateral ocular toxoplasmosis.PURPOSE: To describe the development of Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI) following bilateral ocular toxoplasmosis in an Asian Indian female. methods: Case report of a patient with bilateral ocular toxoplasmosis who developed bilateral Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis. RESULTS: Features characteristic of bilateral Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis developed following several attacks of bilateral toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in a 26-year-old Indian female patient. CONCLUSION: Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis can develop over a period of time in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.75keywords = toxoplasmosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/4. Fuchs heterochromic cyclitis and ocular toxocariasis.PURPOSE: To report the association of Fuchs heterochromic cyclitis (FHC) and ocular toxocariasis in a young adult. DESIGN: Observational case report. methods: A 26-year-old patient was referred for the management of a unilateral intermediate uveitis associated with a lower peripheral subretinal fibrotic lesion near the pars plana. diagnosis of FHC was clinically confirmed. Laboratory examination was performed to exclude an infectious condition. RESULTS: LISA assay detected significant levels of IgG directed against toxocara canis. Toxoplasmic serology was negative, excluding this differential diagnosis. Other examinations, including complete blood cell count, urinalysis, serum angiotensin-converting enzyme, lysosyme, chest CT scan, and syphilis serology were noncontributive. CONCLUSIONS: Previous studies have reported on the association of FHC and other parasitic conditions, such as toxoplasmosis but also on herpetic ocular infections. Serologic analysis for toxocariasis may be proposed in patients with FHC and retinal scars in the absence of toxoplasmosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = toxoplasmosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/4. Fuchs's heterochromic cyclitis in congenital ocular toxoplasmosis.We report a follow-up after 25 years of a patient with a congenital bilateral ocular toxoplasmosis who developed Fuchs's heterochromic cyclitis in her left eye. Whether toxoplasma gondii can cause the development of Fuchs's heterochromic cyclitis, as our case suggests, or whether the iridocyclitis is a secondary ocular response to other agents, is not yet clear.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.25keywords = toxoplasmosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |