Table 2

Clinical features in the neonate suggesting congenital toxoplasmosis1 4 5 8 20

Central nervous system diseaseMicrocephaly
Hearing impairment
Seizures
Hydrocephalus
Motor deficits
Intracranial calcifications
Ophthalmological disease with subsequent visual impairmentMicrophthalmia
Chorioretinitis (usually bilateral)
Retinal scarring
Strabismus
Nystagmus
Cataract
Hepatic diseaseHepatosplenomegaly
Jaundice
Cardiorespiratory diseasePneumonitis
Myocarditis
Systemic featuresRash (may be ‘blueberry-muffin’)
Fever
Bone marrow suppression (thrombocytopenia, anaemia)