J Korean Geriatr Soc.
2006 Mar;10(1):47-51.
A Case of Angiographically Angiitis with Acquired Toxoplasmosis in Elderly Patient
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. cataract@empal.com
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.
