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KMID : 0425120110490020167
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2011 Volume.49 No. 2 p.167 ~ p.171
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Clinical Features of Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Korean Patients
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Park Young-Hoon
Han Jae-Hyung
Nam Ho-Woo
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Abstract
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We report here the records of 10 consecutive Korean patients (10 eyes) with ocular toxoplasmosis which showed the typical clinical manifestations with seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii specific IgG antibodies by micro-ELISA between 2006 and 2010. Nine patients were males and 1 was female; their age was 50.5±13.8 years. The most common accompanying signs were vitritis (100%), anterior uveitis (70%), and scattered white deposit (80%). Pre-existing retinochoroidal scar was found in 1 (10%) patient. All patients received antiparasitic chemotherapy and systemic corticosteroid treatment, which resolved the presenting attack and recovered the visual acuity better than initial one in 9 patients and worse in 1. Optic atrophy, cataract, and retinal neovascularization were observed during the follow-up period and recurrence was detected in 3 eyes (30%) 6 to 20 months after the initial attack. In Korea, although rarely detected and reported, ocular toxoplasmosis needs more attention in clinical field of retinal diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, retinochoroiditis, funduscopy, IgG-ELISA
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