Ocular toxoplasmosis associated with scleritis.

Indian J Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Published: June 2013

We report an atypical presentation of Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis with associated scleritis in a young and immunocompetent patient. The diagnosis was done on the basis of Polymerase chain reaction of vitreous sample, and the clinical response to specific treatment. This case highlights the unusual presentation of ocular toxoplasmosis as scleritis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744784PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.111130DOI Listing

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