Diffuse encephalitis occurred in a 2 year old girl, with activation of a chorioretinitis, which on clinical and serological grounds was taken to be caused by toxoplasma infection. The small patient presented clinically not only typical ocular lesions (bilateral chorioretinitis) but also neurological complications with status comatosus with some archaic reflexes, diffuse and marked hyperkinesis, right hemiparesis, and frequent epileptic seizures. The encephalitis and the acute ocular inflammation were partially resolved by treatment with spiramycin and cortisone. This is, presumably, an example of reactivation of congenital cerebral toxoplasmosis. A similar course of events was reported--as far as we know--in only two children

A case of toxoplasma encephalitis in infancy

Margari L.;
1982-01-01

Abstract

Diffuse encephalitis occurred in a 2 year old girl, with activation of a chorioretinitis, which on clinical and serological grounds was taken to be caused by toxoplasma infection. The small patient presented clinically not only typical ocular lesions (bilateral chorioretinitis) but also neurological complications with status comatosus with some archaic reflexes, diffuse and marked hyperkinesis, right hemiparesis, and frequent epileptic seizures. The encephalitis and the acute ocular inflammation were partially resolved by treatment with spiramycin and cortisone. This is, presumably, an example of reactivation of congenital cerebral toxoplasmosis. A similar course of events was reported--as far as we know--in only two children
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