Author/Editor | Arnež, Maja; Čižman, Milan; Planinec, Katarina; Štravs, Marija | |
Title | Kongenitalna toksoplazmoza | |
Translated title | Congenital toxoplasmosis | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Med Razgl | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 37, št. Suppl 1 | |
Publication year | 1998 | |
Volume | str. 95-106 | |
Language | slo | |
Abstract | Congenital toxoplasmosis in children follows after acute infection of pregnant women with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The paper underlines the importance of screening in detection and treatment of pregnant women. Described are the clinical signs and late sequele in children with congenital infection. Postnatal diagnostic procedures and treatment of such children are presented. Cases of children treated at the Department of Infectious Diseases in Ljubljana are illustrated by clinical and laboratory features. Since the number of children with congenital toxoplasmosis is limited we advocate treatment in a single institution. | |
Summary | Kongenitalna toksoplazmoza pri otroku je posledica akutne okužbe nosečnice z zajedalcem Toxoplasma gondii. V prispevku je poudarjen pomen presejalnega testiranja za odkrivanje kongenitalne toksplazmoze in zdravljenja okužene nosečnice. opisane so klinične značilnosti in pozne posledice pri kongenitalno okuženih otrocih. Prikazana sta postnatalna diagnostika in zdravljenje otrok s kongenitalno toksoplazmozo. Primeri, zdravljeni na kliniki za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja v Ljubljani, so ilustrirani s prikazom kliničnih in laboratorijskih značilnosti. Zaradi majhnega števila otrok s kongenitalno toksoplazmozo se zavzemamo za zdravljenje teh otrok v eni ustanovi. | |
Descriptors | TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL PREGNANCY INFANT, NEWBORN |