TORCH Infections
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| TORCH Infection basics ? | * Vertically transmission from mother to fetus/baby...* Can cause spontaneous abortions or rash/occular issues
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| TORCH stands for ? | * T=toxoplasmosis
-- O=other (syphilis)
-- R=rubella
-- C=cytomegalovirus (CMV)
-- H=herpes simplex (HSV)
...........* others are Varicella-zoster virus, Parvo,Borrelia(Lyme Disease), Group B strep, Listeria, (HIV)
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| When do you think of TORCH infections? | * Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) infants
-- Hepatosplenomegaly
-- Thrombocytopenia
-- Unusual rash
-- Concerning maternal history
-- “Classic” findings of any specific infection
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| TORCH incidence ? | * very rare ..... * CMV is the most common in 1/100 births
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| Diagnosing TORCH Infection ? | * NO Titer workup... * based on Hx and CxSx and directed studies only
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| Toxoplasmosis basics ? | * from a parasite from a CAT... * ingesting cysts in animal tissues or from oocytes from cat feces.... * High in Greece from meat eating... * Ppl usu asymptamatic....* Fatal if get in 1st trimester
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| Toxo. CxSx ? | * see eye issues, hydroceph, and intrcranial calcifications.... * Chorioretinitis
is the most common issue seen in infants that were born asymptomatic
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| Toxo. Screening ? | * Newborn serologies with IgM
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| Syphilis basics ? | * worry about 1 --> 2 syphilis in mothers.... *RPR and VDLR screening and then FTA is those are + ..... * TmT = Benzathine penicillin G
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| Rubella basics ? | * single starnded RNA virus .... * part of the measles/mumps shot.... Eliminated from USA
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| CMV basics ? | * Most common congenital viral infection
.... * is a DNA HerpesVirus.... * most at danger to transmit when primary infection while pregnant..... *
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| CMV CxSx = ? | * 90% are asymptomatic at birth...... * See Hearing Loss, vision, cranial calcifications, and growth loss
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| CMV Labs/TMT = ? | * Viral isolation from urine or saliva in 1st 3 weeks of life .... * Tmt only in Symptomatic infants bc of SEs = Ganciclovir
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| Herpes Simplex (HSV) | * double stranded DNA...* RARE !.... * Primary infection is more harmful than reactivation.... *Get from mothers Vag Canal, why we do C-Section in them
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| HSV CxSx ? | * most asymptomatic, and even then are very non-specific... * eyes, skin rash, and CNS issues
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| HSV Dx and TmT = ? | * Dx: Culture Maternal and Infant Lesions directly .... * TmT: High dose acyclovir
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