Abstract
Introduction: the diagnosis of cataract by ultrasound
Prenatal care is a rare finding and
has reported even less frequently in cases of
congenital infections This report describes
a case of congenital cataract during an infection
by Toxoplasma in pregnancy. Prenatal studies
and postnatal confirmed the etiology.
Methodology: case study and literature review.
PubMed search was made of MEDLINE with the
Unrestricted terms: "ultrasound", "ultrasonography",
"Cataracts" and "prenatal".
Results: 43 references were found. Alone
one of the documents reported finding of
cataract by prenatal ultrasound in toxoplasmosis
congenital
Conclusion: the careful search for commitment
vision during the ultrasound study in toxoplasmosis
acquired during pregnancy should
be a key component of the sonographic study
during this infection
Prenatal care is a rare finding and
has reported even less frequently in cases of
congenital infections This report describes
a case of congenital cataract during an infection
by Toxoplasma in pregnancy. Prenatal studies
and postnatal confirmed the etiology.
Methodology: case study and literature review.
PubMed search was made of MEDLINE with the
Unrestricted terms: "ultrasound", "ultrasonography",
"Cataracts" and "prenatal".
Results: 43 references were found. Alone
one of the documents reported finding of
cataract by prenatal ultrasound in toxoplasmosis
congenital
Conclusion: the careful search for commitment
vision during the ultrasound study in toxoplasmosis
acquired during pregnancy should
be a key component of the sonographic study
during this infection
| Translated title of the contribution | ECOCARDIOGRAPHIC PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CATARACT IN A CASE OF CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS, QUINDÍO (COLOMBIA) |
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| Original language | Spanish (Colombia) |
| Article number | Vol. 61 No. 3 • 2010 • (267-272) |
| Pages (from-to) | 267-272 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecologia |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 30 2010 |