Congenital toxoplasmosis associated with tractional retinal detachment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2021

Publication Title

Retinal cases & brief reports

Abstract

PURPOSE: We report a case of congenital toxoplasmosis associated with retinal detachment.

METHODS: A 9-month-old white boy presented a unilateral tractional retina detachment associated with congenital toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis.

RESULTS: The diagnosis is supported by positive IgG (>400) for toxoplasmosis and intracranial calcification on magnetic resonance imaging, along with positive family history of Toxoplasma infection in the mother.

CONCLUSION: Tractional retinal detachment is an infrequent and unconventional presentation of congenital Toxoplasma infection. Inflammatory interference with normal sequence of vitreous development may explain pathogenesis of tractional retinal detachments in the setting of congenital ocular toxoplasmosis.

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

243

Last Page

245

DOI

10.1097/ICB.0000000000000773

ISSN

1937-1578

PubMed ID

30015769

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