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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb 22;18(4):e33115.
doi: 10.5812/ircmj.33115. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Toxoplasmosis Neuroretinitis: A Case Report

Nasser Shoeibi  1 , Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini  2 , Razie Bayani  3
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Case Reports

Toxoplasmosis Neuroretinitis: A Case Report

Nasser Shoeibi et al. Iran Red Crescent Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: Neuroretinitis (NR) is considered to be an inflammatory condition which is characterized by optic disc edema and, as a result, formation of a macular star figure. NR is an atypical presentation of toxoplasmosis infection, and such cases are quite rare.

Case presentation: A 13-year-old girl presented with painless subacute visual loss in her right eye for a week at Khatam-Al-Anbia eye hospital in Mashhad, Iran. Following comprehensive evaluation, a diagnosis of toxoplasmic NR was made. The NR favorably responded to classic anti-toxoplasmosis treatment. A juxtapapillary retinochoroidal scar appeared after disc swelling resolution.

Conclusions: Although toxoplasmosis NR is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnoses of NR.

Keywords: Neuroretinitis; Ocular Toxoplasmosis; Optic Neuropathy.

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Figure 1.. Fundus Photograph of the Right Eye on Presentation
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Figure 2.. Fundus Photograph After Treatment
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