2021
DOI: 10.37039/1982.8551.20210036
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Uncommon progression of toxoplasmic papillitis: patient perception and case report

Abstract: Ocular toxoplasmosis frequently presents as necrotizing retinochoroiditis and, less often, as peripapillary chorioretinitis and/or papillitis. The progression from papillitis to peripapillary retinochoroiditis has been rarely described. We report the case of a 52-year-old patient living in southern Brazil, who developed papillitis in the right eye and was treated with systemic corticosteroids (prednisone 0.6 mg/kg/day and pulse therapy with methylprednisolone 15 mg/kg/day, for 3 days). After 14 days, the patie… Show more

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“…Segundo o estudo realizado por Resende et al ( 2020), aproximadamente 23% dos pacientes apresentaram retinocoroidite toxoplasmática ao exame inicial e 27% apresentaram envolvimento ocular em algum momento durante o estudo. Além disso, ao exame inicial, 75% dos pacientes com retinocoroidite toxoplasmática apresentavam envolvimento ocular grave, dividida em necrosante, macular ou retinocoroidite bilateral (Bonamigo et al, 2021).…”
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“…Segundo o estudo realizado por Resende et al ( 2020), aproximadamente 23% dos pacientes apresentaram retinocoroidite toxoplasmática ao exame inicial e 27% apresentaram envolvimento ocular em algum momento durante o estudo. Além disso, ao exame inicial, 75% dos pacientes com retinocoroidite toxoplasmática apresentavam envolvimento ocular grave, dividida em necrosante, macular ou retinocoroidite bilateral (Bonamigo et al, 2021).…”
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