Visual impairment and blindness in ocular toxoplasmosis cases.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
1991 Dec; 22 Suppl(): 99-101
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34260
ABSTRACT
Ocular toxoplasmosis is a common vision-threatening disease in Indonesia. Diagnosis of this disease is based on characteristic ophthalmoscopic appearances and laboratory findings. Between 1985 and 1989, the authors retrospectively evaluated 41 children under 12 years of age. Thirteen cases had retinal lesions suspected to be toxoplasmosis but the laboratory findings were negative. The remaining 28 children had a total of 41 eyes diagnosed as ocular toxoplasmosis. Of the 41 affected eyes, vision had decreased to finger counting or less in 23 (56%) eyes and to less than 6/15 in 9 (22%) eyes. In five (12.2%) eyes vision was greater than 6/15, and in four (9.8%) eyes the status of vision was unknown. In addition to the usual signs of toxoplasmosis, signs of strabismus and nystagmus were evident in the cases reviewed. Thus, ocular toxoplasmosis should be suspected in patients, particularly children, with those clinical signs.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Acuidade Visual
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Toxoplasmose Ocular
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Nistagmo Patológico
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Cegueira
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Estrabismo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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