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Congenital ocular toxoplasmosis in consecutive siblings.

Milena Simões F SilvaAparecida Y YamamotoCristina Gardonyi CarvalheiroMichael E GriggAna Leonor A de MedeirosMarisa M Mussi-PinhataJoão Marcello Furtado
Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (2022)
Toxoplasma gondii infection can cause ocular manifestations after acquired and congenital disease. We report two cases of symptomatic congenital toxoplasmosis with ocular involvement in non-twin siblings, with a 2-year interval between pregnancies. Vertical transmission of toxoplasmosis in successive pregnancies, which was once considered impossible, is now found to be plausible even in immunocompetent subjects.
Keyphrases
  • toxoplasma gondii
  • preterm birth
  • optic nerve
  • intellectual disability
  • gestational age
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • autism spectrum disorder