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A Case Study on Toxoplasmosis: Ocular Disease
Capital Division GME Virtual Research Day 2020
  • Caleb A Vass, HCA Healthcare
  • Elliot Freed, HCA Healthcare
Division
Capital
Hospital
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Specialty
Family Medicine
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
6-1-2020
Keywords
  • toxoplasma gondii,
  • ocular toxoplasmosis,
  • case study,
  • protozoan infections,
  • visual loss,
  • recurrent infections
Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Primary infection by this organism is usually asymptomatic. Some immunocompetent patients infected with this parasite can present as an acute systemic infection but symptoms can also present as ocular disease. In these instances, the ocular disease may be the only symptom, and can be from either an acute infection or a reactivation of the disease.

Citation Information
Caleb A Vass and Elliot Freed. "A Case Study on Toxoplasmosis: Ocular Disease" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elliot-freed/2/