在韩国出现神经网膜炎的病例系列
Seung Kwon Choi1,2, Ik Soo Byon1,2, Han Jo Kwon1,2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.
BMC ophthalmology
|January 18, 2024
概括
在韩国神经网膜炎患者中,三分之二的测试结果对Toxocara抗体呈阳性. 这表明寄生虫感染是常见的原因,因年龄和地点而异.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 临床医学 临床医学
背景情况:
- 神经网膜炎是一种炎症状况,影响视神经和视网膜.
- 了解神经网膜炎的原因对于有效的诊断和治疗至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查韩国人口中神经网膜炎的临床特征.
- 识别与神经网膜炎相关的潜在致病原体,特别是传染病原体.
主要方法:
- 在2009年至2020年期间诊断出12名神经网膜炎患者的回顾性评估.
- 通过 fundus 检查,光学连贯性断层扫描和光素血管学证实了诊断.
- 进行了血清学测试以确定传染病原体.
主要成果:
- 在9名患者中,有6名患者 (66.6%) 呈托克索卡拉抗体阳性.
- 一名患者有阳性Toxoplasma抗体,另一个患有登革热.
- 老年患者更有可能对Toxocara呈阳性.
- 一部分患者在血清学发现中没有可识别的异常.
结论:
- 托克索卡拉感染是研究的韩国队列中神经网膜炎的重要原因.
- 神经网膜炎的病因可能多样化,受患者年龄和地理因素的影响.
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