[Ocular Toxoplasmosis: Case report.].

Turkiye Parazitol Derg

Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Bilim Dalı; Aydın, Turkey.

Published: October 2012

Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most frequently encountered infectious agents in uveitis. Ocular toxoplasmosis may develop as a result of congenital or acquired infection. In this study, a patient with acquired acute ocular toxoplasmosis has been presented.

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