"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014126
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.300.781 C03.752.250.800.640 C11.294.725.781
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Toxoplasmosis, Ocular" by people in Profiles.
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Ocular Involvement Following Postnatally Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Southern Brazil: A 28-Year Experience. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jun; 159(6):1002-1012.e2.
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Ocular Involvement Following an Epidemic of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Santa Isabel do Iva?, Brazil. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jun; 159(6):1013-1021.e3.
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Ocular toxoplasmosis in the United States: recent and remote infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 15; 60(2):271-3.
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Recurrence rates of ocular toxoplasmosis during pregnancy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr; 157(4):767-773.e2.
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Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Retina. 2011 Jun; 31(6):1224-30.
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Toxoplasma gondii in the peripheral blood of patients with acute and chronic toxoplasmosis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011 Mar; 95(3):396-400.
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Annual burden of ocular toxoplasmosis in the US. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Mar; 82(3):464-5.
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An epidemic of toxoplasmosis: lessons from Coimbatore, India. Arch Ophthalmol. 2010 Jan; 128(1):126-8.
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Ocular toxoplasmosis: the influence of patient age. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Mar; 104(2):351-7.
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Intraocular inflammation associated with ocular toxoplasmosis: relationships at initial examination. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Dec; 146(6):856-65.e2.