Congenital syphilis history and symptoms
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History and Symptoms
Newborns
Symptoms in newborns may include:[1] [2]
- Failure to gain weight or failure to thrive
- Fever
- Irritability
- Flat nasal bridge (saddle nose)
- Early rash - small blisters on the palms and soles
- Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles
- Rash of the mouth, genitalia, and anus
- Watery discharge from the nose
Young Children
Symptoms in older infants and young children may include:
- Bone pain
- Blindness
- Decreased hearing or deafness
- Joint swelling
- Refusal to move a painful arm or leg
- Scarring of the skin around the mouth, genitalia, and anus
References
- ↑ Wendel GD (1988). "Gestational and congenital syphilis". Clin Perinatol. 15 (2): 287–303. PMID 3288424.
- ↑ Kremenová S, Zákoucká H, Kremen J (2006). "[Issues of congenital syphilis in the past twenty years. II. Clinical picture]". Klin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek. 12 (2): 51–7. PMID 16649151.