Bilateral ocular involvement in congenital toxoplasmosis: A case report and literature review

DENİZ M., TAPISIZ A., TEZER H., BEDİR DEMİRDAĞ T.

TROPICAL DOCTOR, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.652-654, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.