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The IFN-³+874T/A gene polymorphism is associated with retinochoroiditis toxoplasmosis susceptibility

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis that generally produces an asymptomatic infection. In some cases, however, toxoplasmosis infection can lead to ocular damage.
Maíra Cavalcanti de Albuquerque   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital Toxoplasmosis: The State of the Art

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii occurs worldwide and usually causes no symptoms. However, a primary infection of pregnant women, may infect the fetus by transplacental transmission. The risk of mother-to-child transmission depends
Lina Bollani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary tubercular chorioretinitis

open access: yesAnnals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2014
The aim of this report is to emphasize that corticosteroids should not be prescribed when the etiological factors remain unidentified. A 34-year-old male visited our ophthalmology clinic suffering from blurred vision. Behçet's disease had been diagnosed 5 years prior, and the patient was taking an oral immunosuppressant and a systemic corticosteroid ...
Akal, A   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Branch retinal vein occlusion with sectoral cystoid macular edema in toxoplasmic chorioretinitis

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
A 28 year-old man presented with sudden visual loss in his left eye. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/400 in the left eye.
Zouheir Hafidi, Rajae Daoudi
doaj   +1 more source

A case of ocular lesions in a patient with both tick borne borreliosis and toxoplasmosis

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Background: The prevalence of tick borne borreliosis has increased significantly in recent years. There have been reports on conjunctivitis, anterior uveitis, optic neuritis and other inflammatory eye diseases caused by Borrelia species.
V. M. Sakovych   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment‐Related Adverse Events and Health‐Related Quality of Life Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment for Mucosal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Scoping Review

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Supportive care needs of patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are ill‐defined. Hence, known treatment‐related adverse events (TRAEs) and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with ICI treatment for HNSCC were examined to inform future supportive care ...
N. D. O'Donnell   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute kidney injury, secondary to valacyclovir use during pregnancy for the prevention of fetal cytomegalovirus infection

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract High dose valacyclovir treatment of pregnant women has become a common treatment for primary CMV infection, to prevent vertical transmission to the fetus. We present a case of a healthy young pregnant female with primary CMV infection during the first trimester who was diagnosed with acute kidney injury secondary to valacyclovir treatment ...
Jason Brafman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fania (Fanny) Kaplan and the attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin: Ophthalmologic considerations

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Fania (Fanny) Kaplan (1890–1918), who was reportedly visually impaired, confessed to the attempted assassination of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) in 1918 by shooting him with a pistol. The precise nature of her visual loss is unknown and raises doubts about whether she had sufficient visual function to perform the act ...
Stephen G. Schwartz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ocular Manifestations of West Nile Virus

open access: yesVaccines, 2020
Ocular manifestations are a feature of West Nile virus infection. They mostly occur in association with severe neuroinvasive disease. Linear chorioretinitis is suggestive of the diagnosis and may raise diagnostic suspicion when associated with evocative ...
Antoine Rousseau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

SARS‐CoV‐2 mRNA Vaccination Induces Neutralizing Antibodies and Type I IFN Changes in People Living With HIV

open access: yesJournal of Medical Virology, Volume 98, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examined changes in anti‐Spike (anti‐S) antibodies (Abs) and type I interferon (IFN‐I) following the BNT162b2 vaccine in people living with HIV (PLWH) and analyzed the impact of demographic and immunological factors. In total, 75 PLWH and 28 healthy donors were followed at baseline (T0), at the second dose (T1), after the second ...
Federica Frasca   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

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