CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CLINICIAN’S PRACTICE
Toxoplasmosis is an important health problem. Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs when the fetus in utero gets infected with Toxoplasma. The permanent signs of congenital toxoplasmosis include damage of the liver, enlarged lymph nodes and spleen, meningoencephalitis (with subsequent development of c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Belarusian |
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Grodno State Medical University
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Žurnal Grodnenskogo Gosudarstvennogo Medicinskogo Universiteta |
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| Online Access: | http://journal-grsmu.by/index.php/ojs/article/view/2206/2025 |
| Summary: | Toxoplasmosis is an important health problem. Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs when the fetus in utero gets
infected with Toxoplasma. The permanent signs of congenital toxoplasmosis include damage of the liver, enlarged
lymph nodes and spleen, meningoencephalitis (with subsequent development of calcifications, seizures, hydrocephalus,
mental retardation), eye damage. For prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis all women of childbearing age who are
planning a family should be screened for signs of the infection. |
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| ISSN: | 2221-8785 2413-0109 |