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Published on: December 9, 2014
Acute acquired toxoplasma retinitis may present similarly to unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy
Douglas F Lieb1, Ingrid U Scott, Harry W Flynn
1Central Florida Retina, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Purpose:
To describe a patient with acquired toxoplasma retinitis that shared similarities with unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
Interventional case report.
Results:
A 39-year-old woman presented with sudden unilateral vision loss in the right eye after a flu-like illness. She had retinitis involving the fovea, subretinal fluid, thickening of the retinal pigment epithelium, and a few vitreous cells; the retinitis resolved with antitoxoplasma antibiotic treatment.
Conclusions:
Acute acquired toxoplasma retinitis may present similarly to unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy.
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