TORCH syndrome

A syndrome that results from a group of infections that affect the fetus or the newborn. The group of infections includes Toxoplasma gondii, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and other infections. The other infections include varicella-zoster virus, hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, parvovirus B19, and syphilis. Signs and symptoms include fever, feeding difficulties, petechial rash, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, chorioretinitis, and microcephaly.

Also known as: TORCH infection, TORCH syndrome, torch syndrome, toxoplasmosis, Other infections, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes simplex Virus (TORCH) syndrome, Toxoplasma, rubella, cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex mixed infection, toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus (torch) syndrome, toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus syndrome

2 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.