No abstract available.
Toxoplasmosis*

The authors have recently experienced 2 cases of ocular texoplasmosis which had poor vision. These cases were presumptive diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis by typical ocular lesion and hemmagglutinin test for toxoplasmosis. In addition to clinical observations, a brief review of literature has been described.
Diagnosis ; Toxoplasmosis ; Toxoplasmosis, Ocular*

No abstract available.
Toxoplasma* ; Toxoplasmosis*

The authors have recently experienced 3 cases of ocular toxoplasmosis. The diagnosis was based on typical ocular lesions and hemagglutination test for toxoplasmosis. In addition to some clinical observations, a brief review of literature has been described.
Diagnosis ; Hemagglutination Tests ; Toxoplasmosis ; Toxoplasmosis, Ocular*

No abstract available.
Glioblastoma* ; HIV* ; Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral*

A 36-year-old-male was admitted complaining of headache, right sided weakness and numbness of upper and lower extremity, and multiple cranial nerve deficits. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed an abscess in the pontomesencephalic junction. Patient was then diagnosed to have Human Immunodeficiency Virus with a CD 4 count of 32 cells/ uL, his CSF assay was positive for Toxoplasmosis IgG and was managed as a case of probable brainstem toxoplasmosis. Patient was treated with Co-Trimoxazole 800/160mg 2 tablets twice a day. Upon discharge the patient clinically improved and was tolerating oral feeding. A repeat cranial magnetic resonance imaging after 6 weeks of antibiotic treatment revealed a decrease of size in the previous lesion. To our knowledge, there are no reported cases in the Philippines that shows the documentation of CNS toxoplasmosis in the brainstem. In this paper, a case of CNS toxoplasmosis in the pons of a newly diagnosed HIV patient is presented and how its course led to a good outcome.
Toxoplasmosis ; Immunocompromised Host

Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Toxoplasmosis ; etiology

No abstract available.
Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Human ; Infant ; Male ; Serologic Tests ; Toxoplasma/immunology ; Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/complications ; Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/diagnosis ; Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/pathology*

A total of 421 patients hospitalized in St. Mary's Hospital were examined by indirect latex agglutination test in order to evaluate the Toxoplasma antibody in Korean from June to August 1981. The test sera of the patients were obtained from each age group by random sampling. The 421 samples of test sera showed negative in 153, 1:2 in 157, 1:4 in 59, 1:8 in 27, 1:16 in 7, 1:32 in 9, 1:64 in 2, 1:128 in 4 and 1:256 in 3 cases, respectively. The positive rate of Toxoplasma antibody was 4.3 percent in this sample when indirect latex antibodies of 1:32 or higher were regarded as positive. The titers of positive Toxoplasma antibodies were increased by age.
parasitology-protozoa ; Toxoplasma gondii ; toxoplasmosis ; immunology ; diagnosis

Methods: This is a retrospective, noncomparative case series of four pregnant women who were treated for ocular toxoplasmosis during pregnancy. Results: All of the participants had violent and treatment-resistant toxoplasma retinochoroiditis during pregnancy, leaving three of them with decreased visual acuity in spite of aggressive therapy. Termination of pregnancy appeared to help the recovery in two patients. Conclusion: Pregnant state may provoke the recurrence of ocular toxoplasmosis.
Female ; Adult ; Young Adult ; TOXOPLASMOSIS ; UVEITIS ; PREGNANCY