Congenital toxoplasmosis in dizygotic twins, Paraná, Brazil Toxoplasmose congênita em gêmeos dizigóticos, Paraná, Brasil

This is the first report of congenital toxoplasmosis in dizygotic twins in Brazil. We emphasize the need for early diagnosis of the mother and follow-up of children with suspected or confirmed infection from birth to adolescence, in order to avoid the hazard and damage from congenital toxoplasmosis....

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Dina Lúcia Morais Falavigna, Eduardo Vinicius Roncada, Deise Nakazora, Marcela Castilho Pelloso, Luis Felipe Morais Falavigna, Silvana Marques de Araújo, Ana Lúcia Falavigna-Guilherme
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007
Subjects:
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Twins
Paraná
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652007000200010
https://doaj.org/article/fafbca510e7e4d50b84a52e1a29a7287
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Summary:This is the first report of congenital toxoplasmosis in dizygotic twins in Brazil. We emphasize the need for early diagnosis of the mother and follow-up of children with suspected or confirmed infection from birth to adolescence, in order to avoid the hazard and damage from congenital toxoplasmosis. Este é o primeiro relato de caso de toxoplasmose congênita em gêmeos dizigóticos no Brasil. Os autores enfatizam a necessidade de diagnóstico precoce das gestantes e do acompanhamento de crianças do nascimento à adolescência, a fim de evitar riscos e danos decorrentes da infecção congênita.

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