Ocular Toxoplasmosis: No Stranger to the Masquerade Ball

Abstract

Purpose:

This article illustrates multiple atypical manifestations of ocular toxoplasmosis masquerading as acute retinal necrosis and vitreoretinal lymphoma.

Methods:

Two case presentations are discussed, and the body of pertinent literature is reviewed and discussed.

Results:

In these cases, an extensive workup and attention to history lead to the correct diagnosis and management.

Conclusions:

Aggressive cases of ocular toxoplasmosis may present in a variety of phenotypes that may mimic other vision- and potentially life-threatening conditions, particularly in a milieu of inadequate endogenous and exogenous antimicrobial defenses.