TORCH Syndrome

Preferred Label : TORCH Syndrome;

NCIt related terms : TORCH Infection; Toxoplasmosis, Other Infections, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus (TORCH) Syndrome;

NCIt definition : 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.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted directly from the mother to an embryo, fetus or neonate during pregnancy or childbirth. Clinical manifestations may include intrauterine growth restriction; a petechial rash, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly; chorioretinitis, intracranial calcification and other abnormalities of the brain; and congenital heart defects.;

Details

Origin ID

C98609;

UMLS CUI

C0270173;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- TORCH infection [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- TORCH syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- TORCH syndrome [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- torch syndrome [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- TORCH infection [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- TORCH syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- Toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- torch syndrome [SNOMED Notion]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Neonatal Research Network Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Perinatal Terminology [NCIt concept]

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