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Congenital ocular toxoplasmosis in consecutive siblings

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Toxoplasma gondii infection can cause ocular manifestations after acquired and congenital disease. We report two cases of symptomatic congenital toxoplasmosis with ocular involvement in non-twin siblings, with a 2-year interval between pregnancies. Vertical transmission of toxoplasmosis in successive pregnancies, which was once considered impossible, is now found to be plausible even in immunocompetent subjects.

Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20220079

Authors: Milena Simões F. Silva, Aparecida Y. Yamamoto, Cristina G. Carvalheiro, Michael E. Grigg, Ana Leonor A. de Medeiros, Marisa M. Mussi-Pinhata, João M. Furtado

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Language: English

Topic: Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4206038169

FWCI: 0.839

Cites: 1

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10