Atypical Presentation of Ocular Toxoplasmosis: A Case Report of Exudative Retinal Detachment and Choroidal Ischemia

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan-Mar;23(1):150-2. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.164624.

Abstract

A 24-year-old healthy male presented with a chief complaint of blurred vision in the right eye for 1-week. Fundus examination indicated right exudative retinal detachment and choroidal ischemia. The patient responded well to anti-toxoplasmosis medications and steroids. Exudative retinal detachment and choroidal ischemia are atypical presentations of ocular toxoplasmosis. However, both conditions responded well to anti.parasitic therapy with steroid.

Keywords: Atypical Ocular Toxoplasmosis; Choroidal Ischemia; Exudative Retinal Detachment; Ocular Toxoplasmosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Choroid / blood supply*
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Exudates and Transudates
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / diagnosis*
  • Ischemia / drug therapy
  • Ischemia / parasitology
  • Male
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Detachment / drug therapy
  • Retinal Detachment / parasitology
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / diagnosis*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / drug therapy
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / parasitology
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
  • Visual Acuity / physiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Clindamycin
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
  • Prednisolone