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11344718

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
279
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
A 28-year old female patient presented with unilateral dropped visual acuity and a central scotoma. Fundus examination and a fluorescein angiogram were suggestive for central retinal vein prethrombosis. Further tests revealed an isolated protein S deficiency for which oral anticoagulation therapy was initiated. Six months later she presented with new symptoms of a right retrobulbar pain on ocular movements. The retinal vessels had normalized with improved visual acuity. Re-evaluation of the fluorescein angiogram taken six months earlier showed an image compatible with unilateral vasculitis. During this six month period persisting high levels of IgG and IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma were observed while no signs of other active infection could be found. This report illustrates that in cases of prethrombosis with vasculitis in a young patient, a full medical examination and a thorough investigation of infectious diseases are warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0081-0746
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Unusual retinal vasculitis in a patient with protein S deficiency and systemic toxoplasmosis: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Dienst Oftalmologie UZ Leuven.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports