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Kyrieleis plaques at optic nerve head in ocular toxoplasmosis

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Kyrieleis plaques are focal segmental intra-arterial plaques that simulate arterial emboli and are seen in infectious uveitis conditions such as tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, syphilis, and viral acute retinal necrosis [1, 2].

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Fig. 1: Montage image of fundus photographs pre and post treatment.

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  1. Department of Uveitis, Moorfields Eye Hospital, National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Anamika Patel

  2. Department of Vitreo retina and uveitis, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Visakhapatnam, India

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  3. Uveitis and Retina Services, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India

    Anup Kelgaonkar

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Patel, A., Kelgaonkar, A. & Pathengay, A. Kyrieleis plaques at optic nerve head in ocular toxoplasmosis. Eye (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-03328-2

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