| Literature DB >> 26917084 |
Lauren V Gioia1, Dean Bonsall2, Kathryn Moffett3, Monique Leys2.
Abstract
We report a case of toxoplasmosis with bilateral maculopathy in a 7-year-old boy diagnosed with ataxia telangiectasia (AT) at age 6. AT manifests as ataxia, apraxia, telangiectasia, and dysarthria. Common ophthalmologic findings in AT include fine conjunctival telangiectasia. Patients also suffer from recurrent sinopulmonary infections; however, serious opportunistic infection is rarely diagnosed. At 8 years of age he developed disseminated Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) infection and meningoencephalitis. This ophthalmologic finding and the subsequent toxoplasmosis meningoencephalitis have not been previously reported in AT.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26917084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.10.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J AAPOS ISSN: 1091-8531 Impact factor: 1.220