[Neonatal cholestasis due to congenital toxoplasmosis. Case report].

[congenital toxoplasmosis]

Neonatal cholestasis is the manifestation of many different diseases . Its early etiological diagnosis is crucial , since treatment before 60 days of life changes the prognosis in children with biliary atresia . Congenital toxoplasmosis can be asymptomatic in the newborn , or have mainly neurological , ophthalmological or gastrointestinal symptoms (hepatomegaly , cholestatic jaundice ). Neonatal cholestasis secondary to congenital toxoplasmosis is not a situation frequently reported . We report the case of an infant with neonatal cholestasis due to a congenital toxoplasmosis , in order to discuss the difficulties in establishing the etiological diagnostic and to review the indications of invasive studies such as liver biopsy in these situations .