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Hidranencefalia en un recién nacido por toxoplasmosis congénita

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 82; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0370-41062011000500007

0717-6228

Beatriz Gaete M, Alberto Estay N, Tomás Mesa L,

Rabies epidemiology and control

Hydroanencephalia in a newborn due to congenital toxoplasmosisA case is described of a full-term newborn with hydroanencephalia due to congenital toxoplasmosis.Prenatal diagnosis had been made.The infection was supposedly acquired in the early stages of the pregnancy, the mother presented positive serology for active infection.The newborn presented elevated specifi c IgM. Fetal and newborn MRI was compatible with hydrancencephalia.The newborn presented macrocephalia, cataracts, abnormal archaic refl exes, hypotonia, thermoregulation abnormalities, and altered spinal fl uid.Due to the severity and rarity of this clinical picture, and an absence of a national detection program, the possibility of offering mothers the possibility of detecting this illness is highlighted.