Clinical Manifestation and Outcomes of Neuroretinitis in Korea
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 156-164, 2017.
Article
en Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: In the present study, the clinical characteristics and outcomes of neuroretinitis in Korea were investigated. METHODS: Seven consecutive patients with neuroretinitis from 2012 to 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: The present study included 9 eyes of 7 patients. The subjects consisted of 5 males and 2 females and the mean age was 45.1 ± 13.2 years. Two patients had Influenza-like symptoms and the others had no specific general symptoms. The mean best corrected visual acuity was logMAR 0.48 ± 0.55 (0-1.6) on the initial visit. Four patients 40 years of age or under had no abnormal findings in laboratory work-up. Conversely, 3 patients over 40 years of age were positive for Toxocara based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Two of 3 patients positive for Toxocara were treated with albendazole and 1was not. Eight eyes had good visual recovery over 20/30 except for 1 patient who did not take the albendazole despite being positive for Toxocara detected using ELISA. CONCLUSIONS: Three of 7 patients with neuroretinitis in Korea showed positive results for Toxocara based on ELISA. In cases with seropositive Toxocara ELISA results, albendazole treatment should be considered.
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Asunto principal:
Retinitis
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Toxocara
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Toxocariasis
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Agudeza Visual
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Albendazol
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Neuritis Óptica
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Corea (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Año:
2017
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Article