INFECTIONS OF THE NEWBORN (TORCH) [DD]

Question 1

What is  INFECTIONS OF THE NEWBORN (TORCH) [DD]?

Accepted Answer

Incidence of fetal infections due to selected organisms (1 per 100 live births) : Cytomegalovirus: 5-25 Rubella: 4-30 Toxoplasma gondii: 0.5-1 Herpes simplex: rare Treponema pallidum: 0.1

Question 2

Gibt es eine deutsche Bezeichnung?

Accepted Answer

Neugeboreneninfektionen/Connatale Infektionen- STORCH [DD]

Disease	INFECTIONS OF THE NEWBORN (TORCH) [DD]
Gene locus
ICD	P35.* - P39.*
Summary	Incidence of fetal infections due to selected organisms (1 per 100 live births) : Cytomegalovirus: 5-25 Rubella: 4-30 Toxoplasma gondii: 0.5-1 Herpes simplex: rare Treponema pallidum: 0.1
Laboratory findings	CRP inc (urine)
Symptoms	anemia blindness, visual loss, visual impairment cataract chorioretinitis corneal clouding CT, brain, abnormalities [-] failure to thrive fever glaucoma growth retardation, poor growth heart involvement hepatomegaly (large liver) hernia hydrocephalus hydrops fetalis hypothermia jaundice mental retardation microcephaly (<2 SD for age) motor retardation myocarditis onset, neonatal petechiae pneumonia prematurity, premature delivery retinitis pigmentosa seizures skeletal changes, skeletal abnormalities skin rash, eczematous or seborrhoic splenomegaly (large spleen) thrombopenia, thrombocytopenia