Transient mydriasis in toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis.

Autor: Rana B; West Virginia University School of Medicine, 64 Medical Center Drive, P.O. Box 9100, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9600, USA., Hinkle DM; University of Massachusetts Memorial Eye Center, 281 Lincoln Street Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of ophthalmology case reports [Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep] 2020 Apr 09; Vol. 18, pp. 100700. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 09 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100700
Abstrakt: Purpose: To report a case of transient anisocoria and mydriasis in a 14 year old boy with toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis.
Observation: The patient presented with panuveitis and mydriasis which persisted for 18 days and spontaneously resolved.
Conclusions and Importance: Mydriasis is a rare potential neurological manifestation of toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis. Clinicians should be aware of this rare cause of anisocoria.
Competing Interests: The following authors have no financial disclosures (BR, DMH)
(© 2020 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE