Abstract

BELTRAN-FLORES, Santiago; FLORES-ARRIAGA, Joel  and  LEMA-CORREA, Mauricio. Congenital toxoplasmosis. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2014, vol.71, n.6, pp.373-376. ISSN 1665-1146.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmhimx.2015.01.003.

Background: Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is transmitted to humans in several ways, such as transplacental spread. It is estimated that this parasite infects a third of the world population and it is associated with congenital infection and fetal loss. Only 10 to 20% of the cases are symptomatic. Case report: We present the case of a pre-term newborn that had been referred to a tertiary care center. During the in-hospital period, diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis with many systemic manifestations was performed. Conclusions: Most cases of congenital toxoplasmosis are asymptomatic. Diagnosis tests and a complete physical examination should be performed on all newborns with suspicion of infection to detect all possible manifestations as in the case reported.

Keywords : Congenital toxoplasmosis; Chorioretinitis; Newborn.