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Published on December 18, 2014 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2014.11.6056

Brain calcifications: a case presentation of congenital toxoplasmosis

Calcificaciones en el cerebro: presentación de un caso de toxoplasmosis congénita

Mauricio J. Ávila , Andrea Rodríguez-Restrepo

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a common disease in Latin America. The infection has a major impact on public health worldwide. Congenital toxoplasmosis is part of the spectrum of the disease and the consequences for the newborn are devastating. In this article, we present a case of brain calcifications and hydrocephalus secondary to infection with Toxoplasma gondii in a newborn, as well as the outcome during follow-up and long-term sequelae. It is of high importance for the clinician to think about this disease, due to its high prevalence in Latin America, and to adopt adequate measures for its prevention and timely management in order to reduce long-term sequelae.

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Mauricio J. Ávila

Division of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Estados Unidos

avila.mao@gmail.com

1501 N Campbell Avenue, Room 4303, Tucson, Arizona

Andrea Rodríguez-Restrepo

Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

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Citation Ávila MJ, Rodríguez-Restrepo A. Brain calcifications: a case presentation of congenital toxoplasmosis. Medwave 2014;14(11):e6056 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2014.11.6056

Submission date 20/10/2014

Acceptance date 10/12/2014

Publication date 18/12/2014

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Keywords

Toxoplasma gondii, congenital toxoplasmosis, central nervous system infections, Latin America, hydrocephalus

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con revisión por tres pares revisores externos, a doble ciego

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