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• Investigation<br />

Antibody test<br />

Sabin-Feldman dye test<br />

• Treatment<br />

- Is usually reserved for those with severe infections or patients who are<br />

سؤال ) disease immunosuppressed (Toxoplasmosis is self limited<br />

Pyrimethamine plus sulphadiazine for at least 6 weeks.<br />

Congenital infections:<br />

- The major congenital infections encountered in examinations are rubella,<br />

toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus<br />

- Cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital infection in the UK. Maternal<br />

infection is usually asymptomatic.<br />

Rubella Toxoplasmosis Cytomegalovirus<br />

Characteristic<br />

1. Sensorineural<br />

1. Hydrocephalus<br />

1. Growth retardation<br />

features<br />

deafness<br />

2. Cerebral calcification<br />

2. Purpuric skin lesions<br />

2. Congenital cataracts<br />

3. Chorio-retinitis<br />

3. Glaucoma<br />

4. Congenital heart<br />

disease (e.g.PDA)<br />

السمع والبصر والفؤاد<br />

Other<br />

Growth retardation<br />

Anemia<br />

Anemia<br />

features<br />

Hepatosplenomegaly<br />

Hepatosplenomegaly<br />

Hepatosplenomegaly<br />

Cerebral palsy<br />

Cerebral palsy<br />

Cerebral palsy<br />

Purpuric skin lesions<br />

Sensorineural deafness<br />

Chorioretinitis<br />

Encephalitiis<br />

Microphthalmia<br />

Pneumonitis<br />

Jaundice<br />

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