In:
Clinical Pediatrics, SAGE Publications, Vol. 32, No. 5 ( 1993-05), p. 312-313
Abstract:
Increasing rates of congenital syphilis have been reported in recent years despite the availability of adequate therapy. In our perinatal-neonatal center, approximately 1.5 % of newborns have reactive serologic tests for syphilis. 1 Untreated or partly treated maternal syphilis can adversely affect neonatal outcome since the treponeme can cross the placenta at any time during pregnancy. 2 As a result of hematogenous placental transmission, neonatal manifestations are usually systemic and similar to the secondary stage of syphilis, and include hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, neuro-syphilis, and skeletal changes. A case of early congenital syphilis in an extremely premature infant with primary skeletal involvement is presented.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-9228
,
1938-2707
DOI:
10.1177/000992289303200514
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1993
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2066146-0