<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-2176</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Oftalmología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Oftalmol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-2176</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-21762019000300014</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en fluidos oculares en las formas atípicas de uveítis posterior]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Polymerase chain reaction in ocular fluids in atypical forms of posterior uveitis]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ambou Frutos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael Ernesto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ginorio Gavito]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Doris]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fraga Nodarse]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galano Frutos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Evelyn]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Bello]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leonel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología "Ramón Pando Ferrer"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical &#8220;Pedro Kourí&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional Coordinador de Ensayos Clínicos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-21762019000300014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-21762019000300014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-21762019000300014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La toxoplasmosis ocular es la causa de uveítis posterior más frecuente en muchos países. El diagnóstico correcto se basa principalmente en las características clínicas de la enfermedad; pero en las formas de uveítis posterior atípicas se necesita el apoyo del laboratorio para confirmar el diagnóstico y no indicar tratamientos inapropiados. Se resalta el valor de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en fluidos oculares en pacientes con títulos serológicos en suero positivos para toxoplasma y presentaciones atípicas de uveítis posterior. Se presenta un caso clínico de una paciente con toxoplasmosis sistémica, confirmada con títulos serológicos en suero positivos, quien concomitó con uveítis posterior bilateral sin características típicas de toxoplasmosis ocular, en la cual la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa de fluidos oculares fue esencial en el diagnóstico. La reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en fluidos oculares constituye una herramienta inequívoca en el diagnóstico correcto de las formas atípicas de uveítis posteriores.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most frequent cause of posterior uveitis in many countries. Correct diagnosis is mainly based on the clinical characteristics of the disease, but in atypical forms of posterior uveitis laboratory support is required to confirm the diagnosis and not indicate inappropriate treatments. Evidence is provided of the usefulness of polymerase chain reaction in ocular fluids from patients with serum serological titers positive for toxoplasma and atypical presentations of posterior uveitis. A clinical case is presented of a female patient with systemic toxoplasmosis confirmed by positive serum serological titers and concomitant bilateral posterior uveitis without typical features of ocular toxoplasmosis, in which polymerase chain reaction in ocular fluids was essential for the diagnosis. Polymerase chain reaction in ocular fluids is an unequivocal tool for the correct diagnosis of atypical forms of posterior uveitis.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Toxoplasmosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[uveítis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fluidos oculares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Toxoplasmosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[uveitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ocular fluids]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ben-Harari1]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RR]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Adverse event profile of pyrimethamine-based therapy in toxoplasmosis A systematic review]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Goodwin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casoy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Drugs RD]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>17</volume>
<page-range>523-44</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Previato]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Frederico]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FB]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Murata]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FHA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Siqueira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RC]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barbosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AP]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A Brazilian report using serological and molecular diagnosis to monitoring acute ocular toxoplasmosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[BMC Res Notes]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>8</numero>
<issue>8</issue>
<page-range>746</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rubio Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CG]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Gil]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kalitovics Nobregas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Toxoplasmosis ocular adquirida en este medio Revisión de casos]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Arch Soc Canar Oftalmol]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>27</volume>
<page-range>55-62</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Adan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Clinical features of ocular toxoplasmosis in an inmigrant population in the Barcelona area Study in 22 patients]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>85</volume>
<page-range>202-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Holland]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GN]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Ocular toxoplasmosis a global reassessment]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Am J Ophthalmol]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<volume>137</volume>
<page-range>1-17</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garweg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JG]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Groot-Mijnes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JD]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montoya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JG]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Diagnostic approach to ocular toxoplasmosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Ocul Immunol Inflamm]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>19</volume>
<page-range>255-61</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bourdin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Busse]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kouamou]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Touafek]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bodaghi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Le Hoang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[PCR-based detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in blood and ocular samples for diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Clin Microbiol]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>52</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<issue>11</issue>
<page-range>3987-91</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Regalado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fraga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jerez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[LE]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Aplicación de herramientas serológicas y moleculares para el diagnóstico de coriorretinitis por Toxoplasma gondii]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Med Trop]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>65</volume>
<page-range>5</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prasad]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Van Gelder]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Curr Opin Ophthalmol]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>16</volume>
<page-range>364-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ehlers]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hawkins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Schachat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Ocular histoplasmosis]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ryan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sadda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hilton]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Schachat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wilkinson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Widemann]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Retina]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<edition>5</edition>
<page-range>1274-84</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[EE.UU. ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Elsevier]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Thuruthumaly]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chin-Yee]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kumar-Rao]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Presumed ocular histoplasmosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Curr Opin Ophthalmol]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<page-range>01-5</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
