Presumed toxoplasmic papillitis

Six patients with ocular toxoplasmosis are described whose only active site of inflammation was at the optic nervehead. These patients presented with severe papillitis, vitreous inflammation, and sector or nerve fiber bundle field defects. Because of the papillitis and the absence of other typical f...

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Published inOphthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 91; no. 1; p. 64
Main Authors Folk, J C, Lobes, L A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1984
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Optic Disk
Optic Neuritis - etiology
Toxoplasmosis, Ocular - diagnosis
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Summary:Six patients with ocular toxoplasmosis are described whose only active site of inflammation was at the optic nervehead. These patients presented with severe papillitis, vitreous inflammation, and sector or nerve fiber bundle field defects. Because of the papillitis and the absence of other typical foci of retinitis to suggest toxoplasmosis in these patients, the initial diagnoses were usually incorrect. These cases are presented to familiarize ophthalmologists with this unusual cause of papillitis.
ISSN:0161-6420
DOI:10.1016/S0161-6420(84)34329-9