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| Year : 1999 | Volume
: 47
| Issue : 1 | Page : 74 |
Neuroimage : Congenital toxoplasmosis.
Popli M, Popli V
Department of Radiological Imaging and NMSR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi, 110052, India.
Correspondence Address:
Department of Radiological Imaging and NMSR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi, 110052, India.
How to cite this article:
Popli M, Popli V. Neuroimage : Congenital toxoplasmosis. Neurol India 1999;47:74 |
A six month old child was brought to the hospital with complaints of delayed milestones and a large head. The child was born prematurely during the eighth month of gestation with a birth weight of 2000 gms. The fundus examination showed choroido retinitis. IgG for toxoplasmosis was positive. Clinically the child was diagnosed as a case of hydrocephalus due to toxoplasmosis and a CT scan was performed [Figure. 1], which showed marked ventricular dialatation along with periventricular and cortical calcifications.
Cogenital toxoplasmosis is an infection resulting from the transplacental passage of the parasites from an infected mother to the foetus. There is marked brain necrosis and ventricles may be enormously dilated because of cerebral atrophy. Multiple calcified flecks are visible at CT. Toxoplasmic granulomata are widespread through out the brain and often show marked calcification.
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