ToRCHeS infections

Question 1

To

Answer 1

Toxoplasma gondii from cat feces or ingestion of undercooked meat

classic triad: chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications +/- blueberry muffin rash

Question 2

R

Answer 2

Rubella

classic triad: cataracts, deafness, congenital heart disease (PDA)

+/- blueberry muffin rash

Question 3

C

Answer 3

cytomegalovirus

Hearing loss, seizures, petechial rash, “blueberry muffin” rash, chorioretinitis, periventricular calcifications

Question 4

H

Answer 4

HIV

HSV-2

Question 5

S

Answer 5

syphilis

often results in stillbirth
Hydrops fetalis

if survives then present with facial abnormalities (notched teeth, saddle nose, short maxilla), saber shins, CN VIII deafness