Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Congolese patients with OT treated with - TMP/SMX
From: Outcomes of trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole treatment for ocular toxoplasmosis in Congolese patients
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
• Male • Female | 32 (59.3) 22 (40. 7) |
Age (years) | |
• < 20 • 20–40 • 41–60 • > 60 | 5 (9.3) 31 (57.4) 17 (31.5) 1 (1. 8) |
Type of OT • Primary • Recurrence | 27 (50) 27 (50) |
Laterality | |
• Bilateral • Unilateral | 13 (24.1) 41 (75.9) |
Localization of lesions | |
• Macula • Macula + periphery • Central outside macula • Central + Periphery • Periphery | 8 (14.8) 2 (3.7) 10 (18.5) 4 (7.4) 30 (55.6) |
Ocular complaints | |
• Decrease in VA • Pain • Floaters • Redness • Photophobia • Metamorphopsia • Others | 53 (98.1) 20 (37) 15 (27.8) 11 (20.4) 7 (13) 2 (3.7) 5 (9.3) |
Vitreous haze | |
• 0 • 1+ • 2+ • 3+ • 4+ | 5 (9.3) 18 (33.3) 9 (16.7) 12 (22.2) 10 (18.5) |
Toxoplasma serology | |
• IgG • IgM | 54 (100) 4 (7.4) |