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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. (NCI Thesaurus)
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