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. 2020 Apr;40(4):811-821.
doi: 10.1007/s10792-019-01242-1. Epub 2019 Dec 2.

Chorio-retinal toxoplasmosis: treatment outcomes, lesion evolution and long-term follow-up in a single tertiary center

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Chorio-retinal toxoplasmosis: treatment outcomes, lesion evolution and long-term follow-up in a single tertiary center

Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai et al. Int Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Ocular toxoplasmosis is a common cause of ocular inflammation worldwide. The aim of this study is to characterize the clinical outcomes and lesion evolution of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis and to compare the primary and reactivation subgroups.

Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort study at one uveitis-specialized tertiary referral center. Patients presenting with active ocular toxoplasmosis between the years 2007-2016 were included. Primary ocular toxoplasmosis and reactivations were compared.

Results: Included were 22 patients, 64% female with a mean age of 29 ± 18 years, 59% (n = 13) were primary, 9% (n = 2) congenital and 32% (n = 7) reactivations. Visual acuity improved from 0.38 ± 0.44 to 0.20 ± 0.27 LogMAR (P = 0.026) after a mean of 37 ± 33 months. Initial lesion size was 2.38 ± 1.1 optic disc areas, reducing to 1.56 ± 1.24 following 2 months (34% reduction, P = 0.028) and to 1.17 ± 0.87 disc areas following one year (51% reduction, P = 0.012). Patients with macula-threatening lesions had worse visual acuity (0.50 ± 0.46 vs. 0.05 ± 0.07 LogMAR, P = 0.047). Primary and reactivation subgroups had similar presentations, visual outcomes and recurrence rates (all P > 0.05).

Conclusions: In this population, primary ocular toxoplasmosis was the most common presentation. Lesion size reduced during the initial months with limited change thereafter and a third of cases recurred. Macula-threatening lesions were associated with worse visual acuity, and no significant differences were seen between the primary and reactivation subgroups.

Keywords: Lesion size; Reactivation; Retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasmosis.

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