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KMID : 0425120000380010029
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2000 Volume.38 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.31
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A toxoplasmic uveitis case of a 60-year-old male in Korea
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Ho-Woo NAM/1Min-Ho KIM
1Yeun-Kyoung CHOI/2Yun-Kyu PARK/1Ho-Woo NAM
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Abstract
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A toxoplasmic uveitis case was reported on the focus of impairment of pathological findings and serological antibody titers after chemotherapy. A chief complaint of a 60-year-old male was a decreased and blurred vision in his right eye for 2 weeks after experiencing tremendous stress and fatigue. A steroid therapy for 3 weeks was not effective and the retinal lesion became necrotic. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody titer was checked to be a strong positive by both ELISA and indirect latex agglutination assay (ILA). He was treated with Fansidar F for 8 weeks. His vision improved as the necrotic lesion healed by scarring, but the antibody titers still remained very high without any signs of negative conversion. It is suggested to be a recurrent case of the past asymptomatic infection by presumed immune suppression caused by excessive stress.
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KEYWORD
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Toxoplasma gondii, uveitis, recurrence, chemotherapy, antibody titer,
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