title: Congenital bilateral microphthalmos after gestational syphilis.
abstract: Congenital microphthalmos and anophthalmos are currently considered rare conditions. Many infectious agents have been previously associated with these pathologies, but rarely Treponema pallidum. We report a case of bilateral microphthalmos in which her mother presented gestational syphilis.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Simon Bolivar General Hospital, Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela. rosamnavas@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Navas
authors.forename: Reinaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: Maivelys
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: Jimena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bermudez
authors.forename: Alfonso J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Morales
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*