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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
To analyze the association between Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI) and toxoplasmosis, we performed ocular examinations and used various specific laboratory tests to establish a role for Toxoplasma gondii in the pathogenesis of FHI. Results were compared with those for other types of uveitis and healthy controls. Of the 88 patients with FHI, nine (10.2%) had toxoplasmosislike scars, but an association could not be proved by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or by a test for cellular immunity to Toxoplasma antigen. Analysis of aqueous humor samples for Toxoplasma antibodies in patients with FHI also yielded negative results. On the basis of the negative results of these laboratory tests, we concluded that FHI is not associated with ocular toxoplasmosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
806-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Antibodies, Protozoan, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Antigens, Protozoan, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Aqueous Humor, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Fundus Oculi, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Immunity, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Iridocyclitis, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Toxoplasma, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Toxoplasmosis, Congenital, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Toxoplasmosis, Ocular, pubmed-meshheading:1596229-Uveitis
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis is not associated with ocular toxoplasmosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmo-Immunology, The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study