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Outer retinal layer toxoplasmosis

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It is widely held that ocular toxoplasmosis (1) involves inner retinal layers and (2) shows marked vitreous cellular reaction. This article reports on punctate outer retinal layer toxoplasmosis, a subset of ocular toxoplasmosis characterized by grey-white lesions of deep retina and retinal pigment epithelium, and associated with little or no overlying vitreous reaction. Acute lesions may resolve and become fine punctate white dots. Recognition of this uncommon presentation of toxoplasmosis is important, since this may allow for potentially efficacious therapy.

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  1. Retina Vitreous Consultants and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    B. H. Doft

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    J. D. M. Gass

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Sponsored in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Lions Eye Research and Sight Conservation, Inc.

Presented at the 1984 meeting of the Club Jules Gonin in Lausanne, Switzerland

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Doft, B.H., Gass, J.D.M. Outer retinal layer toxoplasmosis. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 224, 78–82 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02144142

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