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Congenital Toxoplasmosis With Atypical Neuroimaging: Hydrocephalus and Bilateral Chorioretinitis Without Intracranial Calcifications [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology
We report a rare case of congenital toxoplasmosis in a 2-month-old female infant from rural Nepal, born to a primigravida mother without prenatal care.
Saubhagya Dhakal, Pradeep Raj Regmi, Prajwal Dhakal, Binaya Adhikari, Shashi Shekhar Shingh, Basanta Sharma Paudel   +5 more
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Treatment outcomes for gestational toxoplasmosis in India with an emphasis on periconceptional infection in a prospective study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) may lead to severe foetal complications when Toxoplasma gondii infection is acquired during pregnancy. This prospective study—the first of its kind from India—investigated serological responses in 340 antenatal women ...
Minakshi Rohilla, Puja Garg, Rashmi Bagga, Rakesh Sehgal, Sumeeta Khurana, Priya Datta   +5 more
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Maternal and congenital toxoplasmosis in Mayotte: Prevalence, incidence and management.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundToxoplasmosis is an infection caused by an intracellular protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. It is usually asymptomatic, but toxoplasmosis acquired during pregnancy can cause congenital toxoplasmosis, potentially resulting in fetal damage ...
Laure Kamus, Sophie Belec, Laurent Lambrecht, Soumeth Abasse, Sophie Olivier, Patrice Combe, Pierre-Emmanuel Bonnave, Christelle Vauloup-Fellous   +7 more
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Severe case of toxoplasmosis in a child (clinical observation)

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2020
The article presents a case of congenital toxoplasmosis in a child. Constant features of congenital toxoplasmosis are liver disease, swollen lymph nodes, enlarged spleen, meningoencephalitis (with the subsequent development of calcifications, seizures ...
N.V. Pronko, Yu.P. Krasko
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One severe case of congenital toxoplasmosis in China with good response to azithromycin

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Most infants infected with Toxoplasma gondii are completely asymptomatic at birth, yet they may develop ocular and neurological sequelae in the first few months of life.
Jiao Li, Jing Zhao, Xiaoyan Yang, Yang Wen, Liang Huang, Dan Ma, Jing Shi   +6 more
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Congenital ocular toxoplasmosis with torpedo maculopathy and retinopathy of prematurity in a premature baby

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2021
Purpose: To report an unusual case of congenital bilateral abnormality due to coexisting ocular toxoplasmosis and retinopathy of prematurity. Observations: A prematurely born baby with bilateral retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (one eye treated) was ...
Darakhshanda Khurram, Syed M. Ali, Quan Dong Nguyen, Igor Kozak   +3 more
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A First Report on Experience in Managing Infants with Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Ethiopia: Case Reports and a Review of Evaluation and Treatment

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background. Congenital toxoplasmosis is a major sequela of untreated primary maternal infection. With or without symptoms, untreated infections eventually lead to multiple neurologic complications. Despite the high Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the
Tinsae Alemayehu, Selamawit Assefa, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Semienew Ambachew   +3 more
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Treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: finding out what works [PDF]

, 2009
Evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal or postnatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis will be critical to guide policy about prenatal and neonatal screening over the next 10 years, let alone the next 100.
Gilbert, R
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Evaluation of the avidity test for the follow up on children treated for congenital toxoplasmosis during the first year of life

Iatreia, 2021
Objective: To determine the use of avidity testing in the follow up of patients diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis, through the observation of its behavior in time.
Jesús David Caro-Garzón, Clara Ángela Gómez-Henck , Tatiana Jaramillo-Giraldo , Jose Mateo Cifuentes-Botero, Jorge E. Gómez-Marín   +4 more
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Congenital toxoplasmosis

Boletin medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico, 2015
Introducción: La toxoplasmosis causada por el Toxoplasma gondii se transmite a los humanos de manera transplacentaria, entre otras. Se estima que infecta a un tercio de la población mundial y está asociado con infección congénita y abortos. Solo son sintomáticos del 10 al 20% de los casos.
Beltrán Flores, Santiago, Flores Arriaga, Joel, Lema Correa, Mauricio   +2 more
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