title: Skeletal lesions in early congenital syphilis (a review of 86 cases).
abstract: Early congenital syphilis is still common in Morocco, where it causes a large number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths. Over the last 16 years, we managed 86 cases of congenital syphilis in infants aged one day to four months. Multiple organs were affected in half the patients. Skeletal lesions were found in 65% of patients, Wimberger's sign in nearly 20% (17/86), and pseudoparalysis in 23%. The significance of the skeletal lesions often seen in congenital syphilis in Morocco is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Pediatric Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina-Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghadouane
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Benjelloun
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elharim-Roudies
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jorio-Benkhraba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Malki-Tazi
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins