Toxoplasmosis, Congenital
"Toxoplasmosis, Congenital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Prenatal protozoal infection with TOXOPLASMA gondii which is associated with injury to the developing fetal nervous system. The severity of this condition is related to the stage of pregnancy during which the infection occurs; first trimester infections are associated with a greater degree of neurologic dysfunction. Clinical features include HYDROCEPHALUS; MICROCEPHALY; deafness; cerebral calcifications; SEIZURES; and psychomotor retardation. Signs of a systemic infection may also be present at birth, including fever, rash, and hepatosplenomegaly. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p735)
MeSH Number(s)
C03.752.250.800.445
C10.228.228.205.300.900
C16.614.909
Concept/Terms
Toxoplasmosis, Congenital- Toxoplasmosis, Congenital
- Toxoplasma Infections, Congenital
- Congenital Toxoplasma Infections
- Congenital Toxoplasma Infection
- Infection, Congenital Toxoplasma
- Infections, Congenital Toxoplasma
- Toxoplasma Infection, Congenital
- Congenital Toxoplasmosis
- Congenital Toxoplasmoses
- Toxoplasmoses, Congenital
- Congenital Infection, Toxoplasma gondii
- Congenital Toxoplasma gondii Infection
Toxoplasmosis, Fetal- Toxoplasmosis, Fetal
- Fetal Toxoplasmoses
- Fetal Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmoses, Fetal
- Toxoplasmosis, Prenatal
- Prenatal Toxoplasmoses
- Prenatal Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmoses, Prenatal
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Toxoplasmosis, Congenital" by people in Profiles.
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Disseminated and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in a Mother and Child With Activated PI3-Kinase d Syndrome Type 2 (APDS2): Case Report and a Literature Review of Toxoplasma Infections in Primary Immunodeficiencies. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:77.
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Patterns of Hydrocephalus Caused by Congenital Toxoplasma gondii Infection Associate With Parasite Genetics. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15; 61(12):1831-4.
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Otopathology in congenital toxoplasmosis. Otol Neurotol. 2013 Aug; 34(6):1165-9.
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Impaired innate immunity in mice deficient in interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 leads to defective type 1 T cell responses, B cell expansion, and enhanced susceptibility to infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Infect Immun. 2012 Dec; 80(12):4298-308.
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Identification of T. gondii epitopes, adjuvants, and host genetic factors that influence protection of mice and humans. Vaccine. 2010 May 21; 28(23):3977-89.
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The call from the newborn screening laboratory: frustration in the afternoon. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004 Jun; 51(3):803-18, xii.
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Parasitology. A game of cat and mouth. Science. 2003 Jan 17; 299(5605):353-4.
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Epidemiology of congenital toxoplasmosis identified by population-based newborn screening in Massachusetts. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Dec; 20(12):1132-5.
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Discrimination between patients with acquired toxoplasmosis and congenital toxoplasmosis on the basis of the immune response to parasite antigens. J Infect Dis. 2000 Jun; 181(6):2018-22.
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A second European collaborative study on polymerase chain reaction for Toxoplasma gondii, involving 15 teams. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1998 Aug 15; 165(2):231-7.