Risk of recurrence of preexisting ocular toxoplasmosis during pregnancy
Purpose: Comparison between the risk of recurrence during pregnancy with nonpregnant periods in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT).Methods: Records of 40 women were retrospectively reviewed. The women were subdivided into either a pregnant group or a control group formed by nonpregnant women du...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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Ocular immunology and inflammation
Year: 2014, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 240-245 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5078 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09273948.2014.916306 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3109/09273948.2014.916306
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| Author Notes: | Michael Reich, Mira Ruppenstein, Matthias D. Becker, Friederike Mackensen |
| Summary: | Purpose: Comparison between the risk of recurrence during pregnancy with nonpregnant periods in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT).Methods: Records of 40 women were retrospectively reviewed. The women were subdivided into either a pregnant group or a control group formed by nonpregnant women during follow-up. Comparable cases from the literature were added. Mean number of recurrences per year was compared.Results: Eleven women with pregnancies could be included. Six cases from the literature were added (total n = 17). Mean number of recurrences per year during versus not during pregnancy was 0.16 (SD 0.39) versus 0.32 (SD 0.30; p = 0.088), respectively. In the control group (n = 29) the mean number of recurrences per year (0.31; SD 0.27) was significantly higher when compared to cases during pregnant periods (p = 0.002).Conclusion: Adding to published series, the presented data do not provide evidence for a relevant impact of pregnancy on recurrence behavior in OT. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: 19 May 2014 Gesehen am 17.06.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1744-5078 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09273948.2014.916306 |