congenital infections (mnemonic)


The group of the most common congenital infections are referred to by the mnemonic TORCH or STORCH. They usually cause mild maternal morbidity but are related to serious fetal consequences .
In cases where no serological, microbiological or immunological evidence of infection can be identified the term pseudo-TORCH has been used .
Mnemonic
- T: toxoplasmosis
- O: other (e.g. syphilis, varicella-zoster, parvovirus B19)
- R: rubella
- C: cytomegalovirus (CMV) - most common
- H: herpes simplex virus (HSV)
There is a variation of this mnemonic that includes in utero syphilis infection:
- S: syphilis
- T: toxoplasmosis
- O: other (e.g. varicella-zoster, parvovirus B19)
- R: rubella
- C: cytomegalovirus (CMV) - most common
- H: herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Siehe auch:
- intrakranielle Verkalkungen
- in utero infection
- Zytomegalievirus
- Toxoplasmose
- vertically transmitted infection
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