Lesões coriorretinianas em mães de crianças com toxoplasmose congênita no national collaborative Chicago-based, toxoplasmosis study / Chorioretinal lesions in mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis in the national collaborative Chicago-based, congenital toxoplasmosis study
Sci. med
; 20(1)jan.-mar. 2010. ilus, tab
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-567152
Responsible library:
BR500.1
ABSTRACT
Aims:
To determine whether mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis have chorioretinal lesions consistent with toxoplasmosis.Methods:
Prospective cohort study. Ophthalmologists in our study have examined 173 children with congenital toxoplasmosis in a hospital outpatient setting. These children were referred to us by their primary care physicians. One hundred and thirty mothers of these children had retina examinations of both eyes at least once. Main outcome measure was lesion(s) consistent with ocular toxoplasmosis.Results:
Of 130 mothers examined between 1991-2005, 10 (7.7%, 95% Confidence Interval 3.8%, 13.7%) had chorioretinal lesions which likely represent resolved toxoplasmic chorioretinitis. Most of these were small peripheral chorioretinal lesions. None reactivated between 1991-2005.Conclusions:
Chorioretinal lesions consistent with quiescent ocular toxoplasmosis occur in mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis in the United States.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Toxoplasmosis
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Toxoplasmosis, Congenital
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Toxoplasmosis, Ocular
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Chorioretinitis
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Sci. med
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Columbia University/US
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New York Eye and Ear Hospital and New York University/US
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North Shore University Health System/US
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Northwestern University/US
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Rush University Medical Center/US
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University of Chicago/US