Toxoplasma gondii and Epstein Barr retinochoroiditis in an immunocompromised patient

Carmela Attisano; Monica Cibinel; Guido Strani; Paola Trasendi; Patrizia Melchio; Giuseppe Grandi

doi:10.4081/mm.2016.5131

Toxoplasma gondii and Epstein Barr retinochoroiditis in an immunocompromised patient

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.5131

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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2016)

Submitted: 4 March 2015
Accepted: 18 January 2016

Published: 30 June 2016

Retinochoroiditis, Toxoplasma gondii, Epstein Barr virus, polymerase chain reaction, immunocompromised patient

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Authors

Carmela Attisano Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Sperino Ophthalmic Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Monica Cibinel Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Sperino Ophthalmic Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Guido Strani School of Clinical Pathology, University of Turin, Italy.
Paola Trasendi Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Sperino Ophthalmic Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Patrizia Melchio Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Sperino Ophthalmic Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Giuseppe Grandi
giuseppe.grandi@aslto1.it
Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Sperino Ophthalmic Hospital, Turin, Italy.

We report the case of a patient aged 52 years old, who has been hospitalised at Ophthalmic Hospital in Turin (Italy) with entrance diagnosis of right eye anterior and posterior uveitis and retinopathy of suspect micotic origin. Patient underwent vitreal biopsy. Laboratory evaluation with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method performed on vitreous sample showed the presence of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and Toxoplasma gondii (TG). PCR should be performed either in eyes samples or in blood samples, furthermore, it is essential to include EBV and TG in the differential diagnosis of ocular lesions.

Attisano, C., Cibinel, M., Strani, G., Trasendi, P., Melchio, P., & Grandi, G. (2016). Toxoplasma gondii and Epstein Barr retinochoroiditis in an immunocompromised patient. Microbiologia Medica, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.5131