Toxoplasma chorioretinitis diagnosed by histopathology in a patient with aids

Retinal Cases and Brief Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 162-163

  Crosson, Jason N ^a,c   Laird, Philip W ^b   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^b   Hendrick, Andrew M ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; ocular toxoplasmosis; polymerase chain reaction; vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NECROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINAL NECROSIS; TOXOPLASMA CHORIORETINITIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VITRECTOMY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETINA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; VIROLOGY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHORIORETINITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, VIRAL; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84926386114     PISSN: 19351089     EISSN: 19371578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000126     Document Type: Article

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