Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Newborn Screening for Congenital Infectious Diseases
Eurico Camargo Neto*†‡
, Rosélia Rubin†, Jaqueline Schulte†, and Roberto Giugliani*‡§
, Rosélia Rubin†, Jaqueline Schulte†, and Roberto Giugliani*‡§Table 2
Symptoms and findings in patients with congenital toxoplasmosis
| n | Complementary examination | Clinical findings |
|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Retinal scar or retinochoroiditis |
2 blind, 1 with myopia |
| 14 |
Intracranial calcifications |
1 with cognitive deficiency, 4 with splenomegaly or hepatosplenomegaly (HEM) |
| 7 |
Retinal scar or retinochoroiditis and intracranial calcifications |
2 with splenomegaly or HEM, 2 with neuromotor retardation, 1 microcephaly, 1 hydrocephaly and microophtalmya, 1 died immunosuppressed |
| 7 | Other symptoms | Splenomegaly or HEM, neuromotor retardation, microcephaly, hydrocephaly and microophtalmya, 1 died immunosuppressed |
