Acquired Chorioretinitis Due to Toxoplasmosis
Authors: DIETER W. GUMP
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Brief Reports1 January 1979Acquired Chorioretinitis Due to ToxoplasmosisDIETER W. GUMP, M.D., ROBERT A. HOLDEN, M.D.DIETER W. GUMP, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT A. HOLDEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-90-1-58 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChorioretinitis due toToxoplasma gondiiin the adult is generally a late sequela of congenital infection (1). Perkins (2), in an extensive review of ocular toxoplasmosis, concluded that almost all cases of toxoplasmic chorioretinitis seen in the United Kingdom were of congenital origin. Unless a serial two-tube rise to high titers by any serologic test occurs or a single high IgM indirect fluorescent antibody titer is present, acute toxoplasmosis cannot be confirmed (1). Considerable controversy remains about whether chorioretinitis can occur with acquired disease, although reports by Saari and colleagues (3), Masur and associates (4), and our case here seem...References1. KRICK J and REMINGTON J: Current concepts in parasitology: toxoplasmosis in the adult—an overview. N Engl J Med 298:550-553, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PERKINS E: Ocular toxoplasmosis. Br J Ophthalmol 57:1-17, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SAARI M, VUORRE I, NEIMINEN H, and RÄISÄNEN S: Acquired toxoplasmic chorioretinitis. Arch Ophthalmol 94:1485-1488, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MASUR H, JONES T, LEMPERT J, and CHERUBINI T: Outbreak of toxoplasmosis in a family and documentation of acquired retinochoroiditis. Am J Med 64:396-402, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WALLACE G: Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii from the feces of naturally infected cats. J Infect Dis 124:227-228, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. KROGSTAD D, JURANEK D, and WALLS K: Toxoplasmosis. With comments on risk of infection from cats. Ann Intern Med 77:773-778, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar7. O'CONNOR G: Manifestations and management of ocular toxoplasmosis. Bull NY Acad Med 50:192-210, 1974 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DIETER W. GUMP, M.D.; ROBERT A. HOLDEN, M.D.Affiliations: University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, Vermont PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA&#160;review on ocular findings in mouse lemurs: potential links to age and genetic backgroundToxoplasmosisToxoplasmosisToxoplasma gondii: from animals to humansToxoplasma gondii and ocular toxoplasmosis: pathogenesis.Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionDiseases of the RetinaOptic neuritis due to acquired toxoplasmosisPresumed Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis in Four SiblingsFungal and Parasitic Granulomas of the Head and NeckToxoplasma Uveitis Without Retinochoroiditis?ROBERT J. MASI, M.D., G. RICHARD O'CONNOR, M.D.Ocular ToxoplasmosisRICHARD P. HANDLER, M.D. 1 January 1979Volume 90, Issue 1Page: 58-60KeywordsToxoplasma gondiiToxoplasmosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...