Journal article
Acute Central Vision Loss in an IV Drug User
Wisconsin medical journal (Madison, Wis.), Vol.114(2), pp.69-72
04/2015
PMID: 26756060
Abstract
This report describes the case of a 21-year-old heroin user who presented with a 6-day history of decreased vision in her right eye, preceded by 1 week of headache and tender scalp nodules, neck stiffness, and photophobia. A broad infectious workup for acute vision loss was completed, and she was ultimately presumed to have acquired toxoplasmic chorioretinitis (ocular toxoplasmosis). We review the initial workup for chorioretinitis, and the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis. Intravenous drug users may be at increased risk of acquired ocular toxoplasmosis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute Central Vision Loss in an IV Drug User
- Creators
- Brittany A BettendorfMary ThomsonDavid ReichsteinJaren Thomas
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Wisconsin medical journal (Madison, Wis.), Vol.114(2), pp.69-72
- PMID
- 26756060
- ISSN
- 1098-1861
- eISSN
- 2379-3961
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2015
- Academic Unit
- Immunology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094499402771
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