raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:858

Congenital toxoplasmosis

Synonyms: Mother-to-child transmission of toxoplasmosis · Toxoplasma embryofetopathy · Toxoplasma embryopathy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare fetopathy characterized by ocular, visceral or intracranial lesions secondary to maternal primary infection by <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> (Tg).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital toxoplasmosisMother-to-child transmission of toxoplasmosis · Toxoplasma embryofetopathy · Toxoplasma embryopathy
frToxoplasmose congénitaleEmbryofoetopathie par infection au toxoplasme · Embryopathie par infection au toxoplasme
deToxoplasmose, kongenitaleFetopathia toxoplasmotica · Toxoplasmose durch Mutter-Kind-Übertragung · Toxoplasmose-Embryopathie
esToxoplasmosis congénitaEmbriofetopatía por toxoplasma · Embriopatía por toxoplasma · Transmisión materna de la toxoplasmosis
itToxoplasmosi congenitaEmbriofetopatia da toxoplasma · Embriopatia da toxoplasma
nlCongenitale toxoplasmoseToxoplasma-embryofoetopathie · Toxoplasma-embryopathie · Transmissie van moeder op kind van toxoplasmose
ptToxoplasmose congénitaEmbriopatia por Toxoplasma
plToksoplazmoza wrodzonaEmbriofetopatia toksoplazmatyczna · Embriopatia toksoplazmatyczna
csVrozená toxoplazmózaToxoplazmová embryofetopatie · Toxoplazmová embryopatie
ukВроджений токсоплазмозПередача токсоплазмозу від матері до дитини · Токсоплазмова ембріофетопатія · Токсоплазмова ембріопатія
zh先天性弓形虫病母婴传播型弓形虫病
trDoğumsal toksoplazmozToksoplazma embriyopatisi · Toksoplazma embriyofetopatisi · Toksoplazmozun anneden çocuğa geçişi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10P37.1Especificvalidated
ICD-11KA64.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0005715Evalidated
MeSHD014125Evalidated
UMLSC0040560Evalidated
MedDRA10010652Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (3):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

14 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00033 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated20587361[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0001 / 100 000GreeceValue and classValidated23173875[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.2 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated16547084[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0007.3 / 100 000SwedenValue and classValidated11561964[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated10359408[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00050 / 100 000SwitzerlandValue and classValidated7597405[PMID]
Prevalence at birth>1 / 1000130 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidated23173875[PMID]
Prevalence at birth>1 / 1000113 / 100 000PolandValue and classValidated11326012[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00040 / 100 000BrazilValue and classValidated22974376[PMID]
Prevalence at birth>1 / 1000138 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidated19430667[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00055 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidatedCenter for Diseases Control and Prevention[OTHER]_ORPHANET
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Prevalence at birth>1 / 1000640 / 100 000Iran, Islamic Republic ofValue and classValidated31096746[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

26 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0007703Abnormality of retinal pigmentation
HP:0001622Premature birth
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0001541Ascites
HP:0001640Cardiomegaly
HP:0002514Cerebral calcification
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration
HP:0001531Failure to thrive in infancy
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0012733Macule
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000568Microphthalmia
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
HP:0000505Visual impairment

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card