Common Congenital Infections Flashcards
Transplacental; 1° infection via consumption of raw meat or contact with cat feces.
Toxoplasmosis
Hydrocephalus. Intracranial calcific tions. Chorioretinitis. Ring-enhancing lesions on MRI.
Toxoplasmosis
Treatment for Toxoplasmosis
Pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine.
Purpuric “blueberry muf n” rash. Cataracts. Mental retardation. Hearing loss. PDA.
Rubella
Petechial rash. Periventricular calcifications.
CMV
Treatment for CMV
Postpartum ganciclovir.
Skin, eye, and mouth infections. Life-threatening CNS/systemic infection.
HSV
Infection with HSV
Perform a C-section if lesions are present at delivery.
Maculopapular skin rash. Lymphadenopathy. Hepatomegaly. “Snuffles”: mucopurulent rhinitis. Osteitis. Late congenital syphilis: Saber shins. Saddle nose. CNS involvement. Hutchinson triad: peg-shaped central incisors, deafness, interstitial keratitis.
Syphilis
Treatment for syphilis
Pen G