12 research outputs found
Pesquisa de anticorpos anti Toxoplasma gondii em fluidos intra-oculares (humor vĂtreo e humor aquoso) de pacientes com toxoplasmose ocular, na cidade de BelĂ©m, PA
An ophthalmologist survey-based study of the atypical presentations and current treatment practices of ocular toxoplasmosis in India
Bilateral granulomatous panuveitis in two patients with T-cell type of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection
Case report: a diagnostically challenging conjunctival mass caused by the Epstein-Barr virus
Clinical utility of aqueous humor polymerase chain reaction and serologic testing for suspected infectious uveitis: a single-center retrospective study in South Korea
A Therapeutic Trial of Valganciclovir in Patients with Uveitis and Positive Epstein-Barr virus Early Antigen D IgG Titers
Ocular toxoplasmosis: the influence of patient age
The influence of patient age on various features of ocular toxoplasmosis has been a subject of study for many years. The age at which Toxoplasma gondii infection occurs in different populations is related to socioeconomic factors and studies suggest that ocular toxoplasmosis is a more severe disease at the extremes of age. The prevalence of ocular involvement is markedly different between individuals with congenital and those with post-natally acquired infections. Even among those with post-natally acquired infections, age influences the risk and timing of ocular involvement. The severity of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (in terms of lesion size, location and associated inflammation) is also affected by patient age at the time of initial infection or recurrence. The risk of recurrent toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis is influenced by age at the time of initial infection and age at most recent episode of active disease. Understanding of relationships between ocular toxoplasmosis and patient age is incomplete; evidence has often been indirect and in some cases conflicting. The influence of patient age on ocular toxoplasmosis should be studied in a systematic manner to provide a better understanding of disease mechanisms and to provide clinical information that can used to establish better strategies for disease treatment and prevention