Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area

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Autor(a) principal: Amaro,Miguel Hage
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Muccioli,Cristina, Abreu,Mariza Toledo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)
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Resumo: PURPOSE: To report some cases of ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome from a nonendemica area. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: This is a prospective study of 16 eyes from 8 immunocompetent patients evaluated between January 2001 to September 2005. Six patients were female and 2 male aged between 20 to 44 years, average 28 years. All patients presented clinical features that resembled ocular histoplasmosis. All patients had a negative antibody test for histoplasmosis and negative medical and laboratory evaluation of toxoplasmosis, syphilis, and tuberculosis. All patients were submitted to a complete ocular examination including fluorescein angiography. One patient was submitted to indocyanine green angiography. RESULTS: Five patients presented the classical triad of clinical features that include peripapillary scarring, histo spots, choroidal neovascularization, one patient presentd enlargement of atrophic chorioretina scar, one patient presented multiple retinal pigment epithelial detachment, one, neovascularized retinal pigment epithelial detachment. Another patient presented only histo spots. CONCLUSION: These findings of ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome in patients with negative antibody serum test from a nonendemica area suggest that other agents could cause these similar fundus findings of ocular histoplasmosis.
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spelling Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic areaHistoplasmosisHistoplasma/isolatinHistoplasma/purificationEye infections, fungalChoroiditisFluorescein angiographyFundus oculiChoroidal neovascularizationObservational studiesPURPOSE: To report some cases of ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome from a nonendemica area. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: This is a prospective study of 16 eyes from 8 immunocompetent patients evaluated between January 2001 to September 2005. Six patients were female and 2 male aged between 20 to 44 years, average 28 years. All patients presented clinical features that resembled ocular histoplasmosis. All patients had a negative antibody test for histoplasmosis and negative medical and laboratory evaluation of toxoplasmosis, syphilis, and tuberculosis. All patients were submitted to a complete ocular examination including fluorescein angiography. One patient was submitted to indocyanine green angiography. RESULTS: Five patients presented the classical triad of clinical features that include peripapillary scarring, histo spots, choroidal neovascularization, one patient presentd enlargement of atrophic chorioretina scar, one patient presented multiple retinal pigment epithelial detachment, one, neovascularized retinal pigment epithelial detachment. Another patient presented only histo spots. CONCLUSION: These findings of ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome in patients with negative antibody serum test from a nonendemica area suggest that other agents could cause these similar fundus findings of ocular histoplasmosis.Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia2007-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492007000400003Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia v.70 n.4 2007reponame:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)instname:Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (CBO)instacron:CBO10.1590/S0004-27492007000400003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAmaro,Miguel HageMuccioli,CristinaAbreu,Mariza Toledoeng2007-09-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-27492007000400003Revistahttp://aboonline.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpaboonline@cbo.com.br||abo@cbo.com.br1678-29250004-2749opendoar:2007-09-20T00:00Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online) - Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (CBO)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
title Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
spellingShingle Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
Amaro,Miguel Hage
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasma/isolatin
Histoplasma/purification
Eye infections, fungal
Choroiditis
Fluorescein angiography
Fundus oculi
Choroidal neovascularization
Observational studies
title_short Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
title_full Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
title_fullStr Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
title_full_unstemmed Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
title_sort Ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome: a report from a nonendemic area
author Amaro,Miguel Hage
author_facet Amaro,Miguel Hage
Muccioli,Cristina
Abreu,Mariza Toledo
author_role author
author2 Muccioli,Cristina
Abreu,Mariza Toledo
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Amaro,Miguel Hage
Muccioli,Cristina
Abreu,Mariza Toledo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Histoplasmosis
Histoplasma/isolatin
Histoplasma/purification
Eye infections, fungal
Choroiditis
Fluorescein angiography
Fundus oculi
Choroidal neovascularization
Observational studies
topic Histoplasmosis
Histoplasma/isolatin
Histoplasma/purification
Eye infections, fungal
Choroiditis
Fluorescein angiography
Fundus oculi
Choroidal neovascularization
Observational studies
description PURPOSE: To report some cases of ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome from a nonendemica area. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: This is a prospective study of 16 eyes from 8 immunocompetent patients evaluated between January 2001 to September 2005. Six patients were female and 2 male aged between 20 to 44 years, average 28 years. All patients presented clinical features that resembled ocular histoplasmosis. All patients had a negative antibody test for histoplasmosis and negative medical and laboratory evaluation of toxoplasmosis, syphilis, and tuberculosis. All patients were submitted to a complete ocular examination including fluorescein angiography. One patient was submitted to indocyanine green angiography. RESULTS: Five patients presented the classical triad of clinical features that include peripapillary scarring, histo spots, choroidal neovascularization, one patient presentd enlargement of atrophic chorioretina scar, one patient presented multiple retinal pigment epithelial detachment, one, neovascularized retinal pigment epithelial detachment. Another patient presented only histo spots. CONCLUSION: These findings of ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome in patients with negative antibody serum test from a nonendemica area suggest that other agents could cause these similar fundus findings of ocular histoplasmosis.
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