Article
Therapy for ocular toxoplasmosis
Registro en:
DE-LA-TORRE, Alejandra et al. Therapy for ocular toxoplasmosis. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, v. 19, n. 5, p. 314-320, 2011.
0927-3948
10.3109/09273948.2011.608915
1678-8060
Autor
De-La-Torre, Alejandra
Stanford, Miles
Curi, André
Jaffe, Glenn J.
Gomez-Marin, Jorge E.
Resumen
Purpose: To review current evidence for the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis (OT). Design: Narrative review and expert recommendations. Methods: Meta-analysis and selected original articles from the medical literature were reviewed critically. Expert recommendations were analyzed. Results: Numerous observational studies suggest a benefit of short-term antimicrobial therapy for toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in immunocompetent patients, although its efficacy has not been proven in randomized clinical trials. A randomized clinical trial revealed that intermittent trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole treatment could decrease the rate of recurrence in high-risk patients. Intravitreal injection of clindamycin and dexamethasone was an acceptable alternative to the classic treatment for OT in a randomized clinical trial. Conclusions: Opinions about therapy differ and controversy remains about its type, efficacy, and length. Intravitreal therapy may be promising for OT. A recent description of the presence of parasitemia in patients with active and inactive ocular toxoplasmosis raises new questions that need to be explored. 2020-11-18