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The First Case of Trypanosoma cruzi--Associated Retinitis in an Immunocompromised Host Diagnosed With Pan-Organism Polymerase Chain Reaction.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases. Jul2018, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p141-143. 3p.
Subject
*RETINAL disease diagnosis
*DNA
*MOLECULAR pathology
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*PROTOZOA
*RETINAL diseases
*TRYPANOSOMIASIS
*IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients
*SEQUENCE analysis
Language
ISSN
1058-4838
Abstract
We report the first case of Trypanosoma cruzi--associated retinitis diagnosed using 28s ribosomal DNA sequencing. The case highlights the utility of broad-range molecular diagnostics for detecting rare and unsuspected ocular pathogens. Ocular involvement in Chagas disease is also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]