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Macular Punctate Lesions Presenting as a Primary Manifestation of Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Anup Kelgaonkar1, Anamika Patel2, Mudit Tyagi3
1LV Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Purpose:
To study clinical features and outcomes of primary ocular Toxoplasmosis (OT) cases presenting as macular punctate lesions.
Methods:
Retrospective review of three cases of OT with positive Toxoplasma serology.
Results:
We describe three cases presenting as primary OT with no evidence of old retinochoroidal scar in either eye. All the cases had multiple foveal or extrafoveal, punctate, inner/outer, or combined lesions at macula with minimal vitreous reaction. During the first/primary episode, all the lesions resolved with 1. retinal atrophy, thinning (n = 1) or 2. Progressed to limited full-thickness retinitis lesions (n = 2). Recurrence as typical retinochoroiditis was seen in one eye. More than four-fold IgG positivity was seen in all cases while IgM positivity was seen in two cases.
Conclusions:
Macular punctate lesions (inner/outer/combination) can be the primary manifestation of ocular toxoplasmosis in the absence of old retinochoroiditis scars in either eye.
