The possibilities for prenatal and postnatal diagnosis for congenital chickenpox are presented.
CategorieNeonatologist/Pediatrician section
Section of the site dedicated to neonatologists specialists and pediatrics.
Information on laboratory investigations and interpretation of results are presented.
Detecting congenital infections in newborns.
The elements of a muticentric study are presented.
Laboratory investigations are presented to evaluate those with suspected congenital toxoplasmosis: s …
The initial evaluation may indicate the direction of investigations, targeting a particular infectio …
Approaching the newborn with TORCH risk, Infectious TORCH diseases, Neonatologist/Pediatrician section
Clinical manifestations of the newborn that raise suspicion of congenital infection: hydrops fetalis …
Approaching the newborn with TORCH risk, Herpes simplex virus, Infectious TORCH diseases, Neonatologist/Pediatrician section
The risk of transmismitting the infection to the fetus is higher if the infection occurs in pregnanc …
Approaching the newborn with TORCH risk, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Infectious TORCH diseases, Neonatologist/Pediatrician section
Congenital CMV infection is the primary cause of sensoryneural deafness and may cause other long-ter …
Approaching the newborn with TORCH risk, Infectious TORCH diseases, Neonatologist/Pediatrician section, Rubella
Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) includes: neurosensory deafness, cataracts, cardiac malformations …
Approaching the newborn with TORCH risk, Infectious TORCH diseases, Neonatologist/Pediatrician section, Others, Varicella
Congenital varicella syndrome. Most cases occur in newborns whose mothers have been infected in week …
Asymptomatic - most cases, symptomatic: early - ≤2 years, late >2 years.
Links to the newborn's approach at risk of TORCH or with suspected congenital infection.
The rapidity with which estestabilit diagnosis in the case of congenital infections has a major impa …
Approaching the newborn with TORCH risk, Infectious TORCH diseases, Neonatologist/Pediatrician section
Asymptomatic newborns do not benefit from screening for congenital infections, although in some Euro …