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Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern

	Disease	Clinical Manifestations
C	chicken pox	cicatricial or vesicular skin lesions, microcephaly
H	hepatitis B	eventual chronic hepatitis B
	hepatitis C	eventual chronic hepatitis C
	hepatitis E	maternal death
E	enterovirus	aseptic meningitis, exanthems, myocarditis, fulminant hepatitis
A	AIDS (HIV)
P	parvovirus	fetal loss, fetal hydrops
T	toxoplasmosis	intraparenchymal brain calcifications, hydrocephalus, chorioretinitis, CSF abnormalities
O	other (Zika)	microcephaly, intracranial calcifications, arthrogryposis, hypertonia, ocular abnormalities, sensorineural hearing loss
O	other (WNV)
R	rubella	caracts, glaucoma, pigmentary retinopathy, congenital heart disease (PDA or PPAS), radiolucent bone disease, sensorineural hearing loss
C	CMV	thrombocytopenia, periventrical brain calcifications, microcephaly, hepatosplenomegaly, sensorineural hearing loss
H	HSV	skin vesicles, ulcerations, scarring, microophthalmia, hydranencephaly, microcephaly
E	every other STI
S	syphilis	osteochondritis and periostitis, pseudoparalysis, rhinitis (snuffles), maculopapular rash including palms, soles, and diaper area

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-* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern
+*Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern
+{| class="wikitable"
-* '''C''' [[Varicella zoster virus|Chicken pox]]
+!
-* '''H''' Hepatitis B, C, E
+!Disease
-* '''E''' [[Enteroviruses]]
+!Clinical Manifestations
-* '''A''' AIDS ([[HIV|HIV]])
+|-
-* '''P''' [[Parvovirus B19]]
+|'''C'''
-* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]]
+|[[Congenital varicella|chicken pox]]
-* '''O''' Other ([[Zika virus]], [[West Nile virus|WNV]], etc.)
+|cicatricial or vesicular skin lesions, microcephaly
-* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]]
+|-
-* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]]
+| rowspan="3" |'''H'''
-* '''H''' [[Congenital HSV|HSV]]
+|[[Congenital HBV|hepatitis B]]
-* '''E''' Every other STI
+|eventual [[Hepatitis B virus|chronic hepatitis B]]
-* '''S''' [[Congenital syphilis|Syphilis]]
+|-
+|[[Congenital HCV|hepatitis C]]
+|eventual [[Hepatitis C virus|chronic hepatitis C]]
+|-
+|[[Congenital HEV|hepatitis E]]
+|maternal death
+|-
+|'''E'''
+|[[enterovirus]]
+|[[aseptic meningitis]], exanthems, [[myocarditis]], [[fulminant hepatitis]]
+|-
+|'''A'''
+|AIDS ([[Perinatal transmission of HIV|HIV]])
+|
+|-
+|'''P'''
+|[[Congenital parvovirus|parvovirus]]
+|fetal loss, fetal hydrops
+|-
+|'''T'''
+|[[Congenital toxoplasmosis|toxoplasmosis]]
+|intraparenchymal brain calcifications, hydrocephalus, chorioretinitis, CSF abnormalities
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |'''O'''
+|other ([[Congenital Zika|Zika]])
+|microcephaly, intracranial calcifications, arthrogryposis, hypertonia, ocular abnormalities, sensorineural hearing loss
+|-
+|other ([[Congenital West Nile virus|WNV]])
+|
+|-
+|'''R'''
+|[[Congenital rubella|rubella]]
+|caracts, glaucoma, pigmentary retinopathy, congenital heart disease (PDA or PPAS), radiolucent bone disease, sensorineural hearing loss
+|-
+|'''C'''
+|[[Congenital CMV|CMV]]
+|thrombocytopenia, periventrical brain calcifications, microcephaly, hepatosplenomegaly, sensorineural hearing loss
+|-
+|'''H'''
+|[[Congenital HSV|HSV]]
+|skin vesicles, ulcerations, scarring, microophthalmia, hydranencephaly, microcephaly
+|-
+|'''E'''
+|every other STI
+|
+|-
+|'''S'''
+|[[Congenital syphilis|syphilis]]
+|osteochondritis and periostitis, pseudoparalysis, rhinitis (snuffles), maculopapular rash including palms, soles, and diaper area
+|}
-== Further Reading ==
+==Further Reading==
-*  "Cheap torches": an acronym for congenital and perinatal infections. ''PIDJ''. 1995;14(7):638-640.
+*"Cheap torches": an acronym for congenital and perinatal infections. ''Pediatr Infect Dis J''. 1995;14(7):638-640. PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7567307/ 7567307]
+[[Category:Pediatrics]]