Toxoplasmosis with fetal hydrops

Marcos Antonio Velasco Sanchez, MD; Candelario Conda Moreno, MD; Andres Zurita Zurita, MD; Doris De Jesus Ilao, MD; Adiana Bernal Ramos, MD

Centro de EstudiosĀ  e InvestigacionĀ  EnĀ  Salud Materno Fetal de la Secretaria de Salud del Estado de Guerrero, Mexico.
Hospital GeneralĀ  Dr. Donato G. Alarcon de Ciudad Renacimiento, Acapulco,Guerrero, Mexico.
Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero, Mexico.

Case report

This is a case of a 42-year-old patient who was scanned at 28 weeks of her pregnancy. The ultrasound examination revealed ascites and pericardial effusion. The TORCH panel was positive for Toxoplasmosis.

Images 1- 4: Images of ascites.

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Images 5 - 7
: Images of the pericardial effusion.

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Videos 1,2: Videos showing ascites and pericardial effusion caused by toxoplasmosis.

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