| Literature DB >> 23504282 |
Fariba Ghassemi1, Hadi Ghadimi, Fahimeh Asadi Amoli, Mohammad Riazi Esfahani, Vida Tavakoli, Ghassemi Fariba.
Abstract
A 4-year-old boy presented with unilateral endophthalmitis and echography revealed an abscess in the vitreous cavity. A pars plana vitrectomy with intravitreal antibiotic injections was performed with a presumed diagnosis of endophthalmitis; however, the patient returned after 10 days with fibrin reaction in the anterior chamber, iris nodules and cataract. The vitreous sample from the vitrectomy showed Toxoplasma gondii parasite, so he was treated with intravitreal clindamycin and lensectomy. The postoperative fundus examination revealed multifocal white patches with calcified deposits and cytology proved the diagnosis of retinoblastoma. Enucleation was performed in addition to systemic chemotherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of the coexistence of retinoblastoma and ocular toxoplasmosis.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23504282 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-013-9753-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Ophthalmol ISSN: 0165-5701 Impact factor: 2.031