title: Early detection of congenital syphilis.
abstract: Late congenital syphilis is a very rare clinical entity, and its early diagnosis and treatment is essential. Dental findings often provide valuable evidence for the diagnosis of late congenital syphilis. It occurs due to the transmission of the disease from an infected mother to her fetus through placenta. This long forgotten disease continues to effect pregnant women resulting in perinatal morbidity and mortality. Congenital syphilis is a preventable disease, and its presence reflects a failure of prenatal care delivery system, as well as syphilis control programs. We are reporting a case of late congenital syphilis with only Hutchinson's teeth.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Departments of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Agalakote, Tumkur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nagalakshmi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
authors.forename: Bs Kavya
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mukunda
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Kiran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology