Toxoplasmosis is a serious disease in congenitally infected persons and persons with immunological disturbances. Diagnosis is usually made by serology i.e. detection of specific IgG and IgM. Recently its has been suggested that anti P30 IgA could possibly be useful in detection of congenital and acute toxoplasmosis. A study by De Coster indicated that in the acute phase of toxoplasmosis, anti P…
We report a case of a five-years-old child with congenital anomaly caused by maternal cytomegalovirus infection and toxoplasmosis, hospitalized in pediatric ward Sardjito General Hospital. The diagnosis was established from the history of illness, physical examination, and laboratory findings. The presence of microcephaly, failure to thrive, deaf and mute, congenitally transmitted infection was…
Objective: To identify the IgM frequent of anti-toxoplasma in pregnant women, and to understand the relationship between the positive IgG or IgM of anti-toxoplasma and the abortion, still birth, and congenital anomalies in the newborns. Subjects, patients, Participants: Five hundred and eighty eight pregnant women were examined at Mataram General Hospital from April, 1994 to December 1994. Resu…
Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Neonatal infection occured when the off-spring affected via placenta. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment could prevent the abnormality caused by congenital toxoplamosis. Ultrasound examination during pregnancy plays an important role to detect this disease in early stage. Intracranial examination as rountine procedure of a ne…