A Case of Angiographically Angiitis with Acquired Toxoplasmosis in Elderly Patient.
- Author:
Dong Cho LEE
1
;
Moo Hwan CHANG
;
Sung Eun KYUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. cataract@empal.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chorioretinitis;
Elderly;
Toxoplasmosis
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Chorioretinitis;
Fluorescein Angiography;
Humans;
Immune System Diseases;
Immunity, Cellular;
Male;
Optic Nerve;
Retinaldehyde;
Serologic Tests;
Toxoplasma;
Toxoplasmosis*;
Vasculitis*;
Vision Disorders;
Visual Acuity;
Visual Fields
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2006;10(1):47-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To described a case of angiographically angiitis with acquired toxoplasmosis in elderly patient. We experienced a 72-year-old male patient who visited our clinic because of insidious decrease of visual acuity and metamorphopsia, inferior visual field defect in left eye. Ophthalmic examination showed a large, white, fluffy, retinal exudative lesion at superior area of optic nerve. We diagnosed a acquired toxoplasmic chorioretinitis developed in elderly patient without any systemic and immunologic diseases by serologic test and fluorescein angiography. Toxoplasmosis should be considered as a cause of diffuse necrotizing chorioretinitis in elderly patients. Older patients may be more susceptible to severe acquired ocular Toxoplasma infections because of age-related decline in cell-mediated immunity and chronic underlying diseases.
