Hepatic ultrastructure in congenital syphilis.
The ultrastructural changes in the liver in a case of congenital syphilis were studied. Treponema organisms were easily demonstrated in 1-micrometer sections stained by toluidine blue, as well as in electron micrographs. Most organisms were extracellular, but some were identified within hepatocytes.
D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000648:ultrastructure