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Vol. 95. Issue 2.
Pages 90-93 (February 2020)
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Vol. 95. Issue 2.
Pages 90-93 (February 2020)
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Management of the neovascular choroidal membrane secondary to ocular toxoplasmosis
Manejo de la membrana neovascular coroidea secundaria a toxoplasmosis ocular
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E. Martín García
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, J.J. Chávarri García, L. Rodríguez Vicente, B. Jiménez del Río, S.M. Guallar Leza, J.L. del Río Mayor
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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A 12-year-old patient diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis, with no systemic treatment at the time, who presented with a decreased visual acuity (VA) in his left eye (LE). On examination, VA in the LE was 0.05 and the fundus examination revealed a focus of chorioretinitis adjacent to a pigmented macular scar, as well as a large associated subretinal haemorrhage. After confirming the diagnosis of choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to ocular toxoplasmosis, treatment was started with systemic anti-toxoplasmosis drugs and two anti-VEGF intravitreal injections separated by one month. Finally, the patients had a VA in OI of 0.4, with reabsorption of the haemorrhage, leaving an inactive pigmented macular scar. The use of anti-VEGF intravitreal injections in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis has been associated with a reactivation of old lesions, so the prophylactic use of oral anti-toxoplasmosis drugs is recommended in these cases.

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Toxoplasmosis
Scar
Neovascular membrane
Anti-VEGF
Treatment
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Paciente de 12 años diagnosticado de toxoplamosis congénita sin tratamiento sistémico en el momento actual que acude por disminución de agudeza visual (AV) por su ojo izquierdo (OI). A la exploración se objetiva una AV en su OI de 0,05 y al examen funduscópico un foco de coriorretinitis adyacente a una cicatriz macular pigmentada y una gran hemorragia subretiniana asociada. Tras confirmar el dignóstico de membrana neovascular coroidea (NVC) secundaria a toxoplasmosis ocular, se inicia tratamiento con fármacos antitoxoplásmicos sistémicos y dos dosis de AntiVEGF intravitreos separadas por un mes de diferencia. Finalmente, alcanza una AV en OI de 0,4 y se logra una reabsoción de la hemorragia quedando una cicatriz pigmentada macular inactiva. El uso de AntiVEGF intravitreos en cuadros de toxoplasmosis ocular se han asociado a la reactivación de antiguas lesiones, por lo que se recomienda el uso profiláctico de fármacos antitoxoplásmicos orales en estos casos.

Palabras clave:
Toxoplasmosis
Cicatriz
Membrana neovascular
Anti-VEGF
Tratamiento

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