Diffuse toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in a patient with AIDS
D. W. Parke 2nd and R. L. Font
Ocular toxoplasmosis typically presents as a focal necrotizing
retinochoroiditis. We report a case of diffuse necrotizing
retinochoroiditis due to toxoplasmosis in a patient with the acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The appearance at initial presentation
was similar to the acute retinal necrosis syndrome. We recommend that
toxoplasmosis be considered in the differential diagnosis of diffuse
retinal necrosis in patients with AIDS. Although systemic disseminated
toxoplasmosis is not rare in AIDS, this is, to our knowledge, the first
reported case of diffuse ocular involvement.
