Bilateral ocular involvement in congenital toxoplasmosis: A case report and literature review
TROPICAL DOCTOR, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.652-654, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0049475520986387
- Dergi Adı: TROPICAL DOCTOR
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.652-654
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Congenital disease, parasitic infection, Toxoplasma gondii
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We report a case of neuro-ophthalmological complications of congenital toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondi. Its congenital form occurs either as a primary infection or as reactivation of the same due to immunosuppression during pregnancy. With an incidence rate of 1.5/1000 live births, this disease is an important cause of visual loss from chorio-retinal lesions in >82%. Recent studies have shown that treatment given in utero and in the first year of life can reduce ophthalmological complications.