 Toxoplasmosis, Ocular
"Toxoplasmosis, Ocular" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection caused by the protozoan parasite TOXOPLASMA in which there is extensive connective tissue proliferation, the retina surrounding the lesions remains normal, and the ocular media remain clear. Chorioretinitis may be associated with all forms of toxoplasmosis, but is usually a late sequel of congenital toxoplasmosis. The severe ocular lesions in infants may lead to blindness.
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D014126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.300.781 C03.752.250.800.640 C11.294.725.781
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Toxoplasmosis, Ocular" by people in Profiles.
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Chan CC, Palestine AG, Li Q, Nussenblatt RB. Diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis by the use of immunocytology and the polymerase chain reaction. Am J Ophthalmol. 1994 Jun 15; 117(6):803-5.
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Nussenblatt RB, Mittal KK, Fuhrman S, Sharma SD, Palestine AG. Lymphocyte proliferative responses of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis to parasite and retinal antigens. Am J Ophthalmol. 1989 Jun 15; 107(6):632-41.
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