Congenital bilateral microphthalmos after gestational syphilis.
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.
Navas
Rosa M
RM
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Simon Bolivar General Hospital, Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela. rosamnavas@yahoo.es
Parra
Reinaldo
R
Pacheco
Maivelys
M
Gomez
Jimena
J
Bermudez
Iris
I
Rodriguez-Morales
Alfonso J
AJ
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*