Open AccessCongenital ocular toxoplasmosis in consecutive siblings
Author(s) -
Milena Simões F. Silva,
Aparecida Yulie Yamamoto,
Cristina Gardonyi Carvalheiro,
Michael E. Grigg,
Ana Leonor A. de Medeiros,
Marisa Márcia Mussi-Pinhata,
João M Furtado
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1678-2925
pISSN - 0004-2749
DOI - 10.5935/0004-2749.20220079
Subject(s) - toxoplasmosis , congenital toxoplasmosis , medicine , toxoplasma gondii , pediatrics , pregnancy , disease , transmission (telecommunications) , immunology , pathology , biology , antibody , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Toxoplasma gondii infection can cause ocular manifestations after acquired and congenital disease. We report two cases of symptomatic congenital toxoplasmosis with ocular involvement in non-twin siblings, with a 2-year interval between pregnancies. Vertical transmission of toxoplasmosis in successive pregnancies, which was once considered impossible, is now found to be plausible even in immunocompetent subjects.