DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IN BLOOD AND AQUEOUS HUMOR IN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENTS WITH OCULAR TOXOPLASMOSIS

Abstract

Polymerase chain reaction can be useful for confirming the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis, especially in those eyes where fundus examination does not yield conclusive results. The detection of T. gondii DNA in blood suggests that reactivation of ocular toxoplasmosis cannot be considered a local event.