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Original Articles

Regional Differences in the Clinical Manifestation of Ocular Toxoplasmosis Between the Center and Northeast of Argentina

, MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, PhD & , MD show all
Pages 722-730 | Received 22 Jan 2018, Accepted 31 May 2018, Published online: 28 Jun 2018
 

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To compare the clinical characteristics of patients with active episodes of ocular toxoplasmosis from three provinces, Misiones, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis from three databases of four tertiary referral uveitis centers were reviewed. Collected data included presentation of the retinochoroiditis, location of the active lesions, associated inflammatory ocular signs and complications.

Results: Three hundred thirty-four patients were included in this study. Bilateral involvement of the ocular disease occurred in 26 patients in Misiones (35.14%), 21 patients (12.8%) in Santa Fe, and 9 patients in Buenos Aires (9.4%) (p < 0.001). Extensive retinitis was observed in 49 patients (66.2%) in Misiones, 39 patients (23.8%) in Santa Fe, and 12 patients (12.5%) in Buenos Aires (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: The results indicate that there are differences in the clinical characteristics of ocular toxoplasmosis in patients from Misiones, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Dr Mario Saravia (Argentina), Dr Rafael Iribarren (Argentina), Dr Pablo Chiaradia (Argentina), and Dr Marina Khoury (Argentina) for their help and advice in reviewing previous versions of the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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