Report of an unsual case of anophthalmia and craniofacial cleft in a newborn with Toxoplasma gondii congenital infection

Report of an unsual case of anophthalmia and craniofacial cleft in a newborn with Toxoplasma gondii congenital infection

Abstract Background We present one unusual case of anophthalmia and craniofacial cleft, probably due to congenital toxoplasmosis only. Case presentation A two-month-old male had a twin in utero who disappeared between the 7th and the 14th week of gestation. At birth, the baby presented anophthalmia...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Emmanuel Arce-Estrada, Valeria Gómez-Toscano, Carlos Cedillo-Peláez, Ana Luisa Sesman-Bernal, Vanessa Bosch-Canto, José Luis Mayorga-Butrón, José Antonio Vargas-Villavicencio, Dolores Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Anophthalmia
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Craniofacial cleft
Toxoplasma gondii
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2565-8

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