PURPOSE: To describe acquired ocular toxoplasmosis in deer hunters. METHODS AND RESULTS: The authors describe five young men presenting with flu-like symptoms followed by visual loss due to a unilateral, focal necrotizing retinitis. All five men gave a history of ingesting undercooked or uncooked venison. All five had elevated toxoplasma serology, and all five improved clinically with an antitoxoplasma regimen. CONCLUSION: In previously healthy young men, flu-like symptoms associated with visual loss and retinitis should prompt questioning about hunting and raw game meat ingestion, especially when toxoplasmosis is suspected.
PURPOSE: To describe acquired ocular toxoplasmosis in deer hunters. METHODS AND RESULTS: The authors describe five young men presenting with flu-like symptoms followed by visual loss due to a unilateral, focal necrotizing retinitis. All five men gave a history of ingesting undercooked or uncooked venison. All five had elevated toxoplasma serology, and all five improved clinically with an antitoxoplasma regimen. CONCLUSION: In previously healthy young men, flu-like symptoms associated with visual loss and retinitis should prompt questioning about hunting and raw game meat ingestion, especially when toxoplasmosis is suspected.
Authors: Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel; José Luis Torres-Berumen; Sergio Estrada-Martínez; Oliver Liesenfeld; Miguel Francisco Mercado-Suarez Journal: Parasit Vectors Date: 2011-05-13 Impact factor: 3.876