ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER

Authors

  • Jaqueline Dario CAPOBIANGO Universidade de Londrina; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Regina MITSUKA-BREGANÓ Universidade de Londrina; Centro de Ciências Biológicas
  • Thais Cabral MONICA Universidade de Londrina
  • Fernanda Pinto FERREIRA Universidade de Londrina; Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva
  • Edna Maria Vissoci REICHE Universidade de Londrina; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Patologia

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission and directs both clinicians and pediatricians to the hypothesis that both patients acquired toxoplasmosis via water ingestion.

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Published

2015-12-01

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 6 (2015)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

CAPOBIANGO, J. D., MITSUKA-BREGANÓ, R., MONICA, T. C., FERREIRA, F. P., & REICHE, E. M. V. (2015). ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 57(6), 523-526. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/112781