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Archivos argentinos de pediatría

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ROBINO, Luciana; MACHADO, Karina  and  MONTANO, Alicia. Neonatal cholestasis due to congenital toxoplasmosis: Case report. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2013, vol.111, n.4, pp.e105-e108. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2013.e105.

Neonatal cholestasis is the manifestation of many different diseases. Its early etiological diagnosis is crucial, since treatment before 60 days of life changes the prognosis in children with biliary atresia. Congenital toxoplasmosis can be asymptomatic in the newborn, or have mainly neurological, ophthalmological or gastrointestinal symptoms (hepatomegaly, cholestatic jaundice). Neonatal cholestasis secondary to congenital toxoplasmosis is not a situation frequently reported. We report the case of an infant with neonatal cholestasis due to a congenital toxoplasmosis, in order to discuss the diffculties in establishing the etiological diagnostic and to review the indications of invasive studies such as liver biopsy in these situations.

Keywords : Neonatal cholestasis; Toxoplasmosis; Neonatal jaundice; Biliary atresia.

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