Absence of intraocular infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at a single center: The experience with current preventive regimens [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of intraocular infections after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). Methods: The study design was a single institutional retrospective noncomparative cohort of 135 consecutive patients in 2006 and 2007 ...
Boome, L.C.J. (Liane ) te +4 more
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Uveitis in dogs infected with Ehrlichia canis Uveíte em cães infectados com Ehrlichia canis
Ciência Rural, 2004 Uveitis is a common disease in dogs with a multitude of causes, one of them being ehrlichiosis. This article reviews several uveitis etiologies, as well as the important aspects of canine ehrlichiosis, including its diagnosis and the main ophthalmic ...
Arianne Pontes Oriá +2 more
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Cryptococcal choroiditis in advanced AIDS with clinicopathologic correlation. [PDF]
, 2018 PurposeTo describe a case of disseminated cryptococcal meningitis with multifocal choroiditis and provide optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings correlated with described histopathology in a patient with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
Aderman, Christopher M +5 more
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis: The State of the Art
Frontiers 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
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The IFN-³+874T/A gene polymorphism is associated with retinochoroiditis toxoplasmosis susceptibility
Memorias 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
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Ivermectin for onchocercal eye disease (river blindness).
, 2012 BACKGROUND: It is believed that ivermectin (a microfilaricide) could prevent blindness due to onchocerciasis. However, when given to everyone in communities where onchocerciasis is common, the effects of ivermectin on lesions affecting the eye are ...
Ejere, Henry OD +3 more
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Sero-Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Serological screening of pregnant women for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies is not practiced as an antenatal care in Tanzania; and there is a limited data about sero-prevalence of T. gondii infection in developing countries.
Groß, Uwe +7 more
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Congenital malformations [PDF]
, 2012 Congenital malformations are single or multiple defects of the morphogenesis of organs or body districts identifiable at birth or during the intrauterine life. Their global birth prevalence is about 2–3%.
CORSELLO, Giovanni, GIUFFRE, Mario
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A case of ocular lesions in a patient with both tick borne borreliosis and toxoplasmosis
Journal 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
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Branch retinal vein occlusion with sectoral cystoid macular edema in toxoplasmic chorioretinitis
The 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
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