A case of presumed ocular toxocariasis in a 28-year old woman
| Autor: | Jean Francois Magnaval, In Won Park, Sung Pyo Park, Sun Huh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Ocular toxocariasis
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Pathology medicine.medical_treatment Mebendazole Antibodies Helminth Cryotherapy Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Diagnosis Differential Uveitis Ophthalmology medicine Animals Humans Eye Infections Parasitic Toxocariasis biology business.industry Antinematodal Agents Retinal Detachment Retinal detachment Toxocara canis General Medicine Eye infection medicine.disease biology.organism_classification eye diseases Scleral Buckling Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO. 13(2) |
| ISSN: | 1011-8942 |
| Popis: | This is a case of presumed ocular toxocariasis in a 28-year old woman complaining of a sudden onset of nasal side field defect of the right eye. The patient had been suffering from uveitis for ten months. Fundoscopic examination of the right eye showed a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Furthermore, a retinochoroidal granulomatous lesion was observed nearby the tear site. Scleral buckling, cryotherapy, and gas injection(SF6, pure gas, 0.7 cc) were conducted. Mebendazole was prescribed for one month at 25 mg/kg per body weight daily. Even though the interventions resulted in the recovery of the field defect, anti-Toxocara IgG and IgE titer levels did not decrease when checked three months after the treatment ended. This is the first confirmed serological ocular toxocariasis case in Korea. Uveitis may be a clinical presentation prior to retinal detachment of a person with toxocariasis. |
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