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