Wisconsin Medical Journal Case Study: Acute Central Vision Loss in an IV Drug User
Posted on July 15, 2015 by Tennessee Retina
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.
Read the full article Co-authored by Dr. David Reichstein in the WMJ at
wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/_WMS/publications/wmj/pdf/114/2/69.pdf
