[Congenital toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis after primary infection of the mother in pregnancy].

An infection with Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy means that the unborn baby may be infected as well. In addition to the risk that the baby may be born dead, central chorioretinitis could also occur. Pregnant women with primary infection were treated with spiramycin or a combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadiacine. A total of 153 children (1 month-1 year) were examined twice with particular attention to the macula region. Only two cases showed central retinochoroiditis. In one case the treatment was insufficient, and in the other the time between the serological examinations was too long. None of the other children showed any central pathological changes within the follow-up period. Screening methods, the appropriate treatment and the results are presented.