Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 14, 2026
Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
Published on: July 18, 2014
[Congenital toxoplasmosis]
Santiago Beltrán-Flores1, Joel Flores-Arriaga1, Mauricio Lema-Correa1
1Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.
Background:
Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is transmitted to humans in several ways, such as transplacental spread. It is estimated that this parasite infects a third of the world population and it is associated with congenital infection and fetal loss. Only 10 to 20% of the cases are symptomatic.
Case Report:
We present the case of a pre-term newborn that had been referred to a tertiary care center. During the in-hospital period, diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis with many systemic manifestations was performed.
Conclusions:
Most cases of congenital toxoplasmosis are asymptomatic. Diagnosis tests and a complete physical examination should be performed on all newborns with suspicion of infection to detect all possible manifestations as in the case reported.
