A Reactivation of Ocular Toxoplasmosis during Pregnancy

Acquired ocular toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.

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Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.

QUESTION One of my female patients was tested for Toxoplasma and found positive for immunoglobulin G (IgG). She is planning to get pregnant soon. What are the risks for her and her baby? ANSWER Up to 25% of Canadians are IgG-positive for Toxoplasma due to past exposure. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) titres indicate current infection. Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that has ...

Congenital toxoplasmosis from a chronically infected woman with reactivation of retinochoroiditis during pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE To report a rare case of congenital toxoplasmosis from an immunocompetent mother with chronic infection who had reactivation of ocular disease during pregnancy. DESCRIPTION The newborn was asymptomatic at birth and identified by neonatal screening (IgM anti-Toxoplasma gondii in dried blood) among other 190 infants with congenital toxoplasmosis during a 7-month period. His mother had...

Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy and infancy.

In the Supplement entitled “Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy and infancy” [1], the Swiss Working Group on congenital Toxoplasmosis (SWGT) has recommended the cessation of testing for Toxoplasma antibodies before and during pregnancy, arguing the inefficacy of the specific treatment and the low incidence and morbidity of congenital toxoplasmosis in Switzerland. The direct consequences of this deci...

Screening for toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.