title: Nonimmune hydrops fetalis and fetal congenital syphilis. A case report.
abstract: Nonimmune hydrops fetalis occurred secondary to a syphilitic infection. Ultrasonographic evaluation and cordocentesis were used to confirm the antenatal infection. An IgM antibody specific for Treponema pallidum wall antigen (anti-47-kDa) was used to document the fetal infection. High-dose intravenous penicillin was administered in an attempt to achieve adequate fetal levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallak
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peipert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ludomirsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G