Diagnosis of congenital syphilis by immunofluorescence following fetal death in utero.
The etiology of fetal death may be difficult to identify, particularly with the presence of marked fetal maceration and autolysis. Immunofluorescence with human antitreponemal antibody was used in this case to establish a diagnosis of congenital syphilis.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology