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Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
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  • J Preg Child Health,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000435

The Management of a Discordant Toxoplasmosis Infection in a Dizygotic Twin Pregnancy

Huniadi Anca1*, Sorian Andrea2, Zaha Ioana3*, Antal Liana1, Botea Mihai1, Bimbo Szuhay Erica1 and Sandor Mircea1
1University of Oradea, Romania
2Pelican Oradea Clinical Hospital, Romania
3Calla-Oradea Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Romania
*Corresponding Author (s) : Huniadi Anca, University of Oradea, Romania, Tel: +400722639827, Email: ancahuniadi@gmail.com
Zaha Ioana, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Calla Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Romania, Tel: 0040722639827, Email: drzahaioana@gmail.com

Received Date: Aug 12, 2020 / Accepted Date: Aug 20, 2020 / Published Date: Aug 27, 2020

Abstract

In twin pregnancy the clinical course of congenital toxoplasmosis is concordant for monozygotic twins and is generally discordant between dizygotic ones, where one twin is symptomatic and the other has a subclinical infection [1,2]. It is unknown how the parasite infects the placenta and the fetus, but the severity of the disease is correlated with the extent of placental damage [3]. Case presentation. We present the case of a pregnant patient, known with primary infertility who undergoes an in-vitro fertilization procedure and becomes pregnant with a twin pregnancy, dichorionic, diamniotic. An acute toxoplasmosis infection suspicion occurs in the second trimester and immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) toxoplasmosis are tested and a high value is found. One of the fetuses is affected, shown by ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from amnion, the other one healthy. The patient opts for feticide, that is legal in Austria, for proven malformations. Conclusions. This case report wants to highlight the fact that the management of twin pregnancy with discordant affliction is a challenge therefore selective feticide is a sensitive issue not accepted in many countries.

Citation: Anca H, Andrea S, Ioana Z, Liana A, Mihai B, et al. (2020) The Management of a Discordant Toxoplasmosis Infection in a Dizygotic Twin Pregnancy. J Preg Child Health 6: 435. Doi: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000435

Copyright: © 2020 Anca H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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