Infection with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most frequent parasitic infections worldwide and the common infection of the retina in the general population. We describe a case report of a chorioretinitis in an immunocompetent 8-year-old patient as a consequence of a underdiagnosed neonatal toxoplasmosis. The boy was successfully managed with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine. The present case we would like to empathize the importance of considering toxoplasma gondii as a possible cause of chorioretinitis in children living in developed countries and we provide a detailed reviewed of the literature about treatment of Toxoplasma gondii infection.
Ocular toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent 8-years-old child: a new active lesion or a late manifestation of a congenital toxoplasmosis? / V. Giacomet, A. Viganò, P. Nannini, F.M.C. Penagini, P. Erba, G.V. Zuccotti. - In: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL DISEASE. - ISSN 2222-1808. - 4:4(2014 Aug), pp. 323-328. [10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60582-X]
Ocular toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent 8-years-old child: a new active lesion or a late manifestation of a congenital toxoplasmosis?
V. GiacometPrimo
;P. Nannini;F.M.C. Penagini;G.V. ZuccottiUltimo
2014
Abstract
Infection with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most frequent parasitic infections worldwide and the common infection of the retina in the general population. We describe a case report of a chorioretinitis in an immunocompetent 8-year-old patient as a consequence of a underdiagnosed neonatal toxoplasmosis. The boy was successfully managed with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine. The present case we would like to empathize the importance of considering toxoplasma gondii as a possible cause of chorioretinitis in children living in developed countries and we provide a detailed reviewed of the literature about treatment of Toxoplasma gondii infection.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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