Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

CONGENITAL SYPHILIS : NOT YET DOOMED

Dr. Gangadhar S Mirji, Dr. Avinash Bhaire

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Congenital syphilis (CS) has been known to man as early as 15th century. Although the rate of CS is declining ,a significant number of cases has been observed in the developing countries. This long forgotten disease continues to affect neonates resulting in perinatal positive women and to assure adequate treatment to prevent the risk of vertical transmission.We present a 24 hour old female baby with history of noisy eathing since 12hour of life. VDRL of mother and baby were positive. Confirmed by positive Modified THPA test. This case report stresses upon the importance of implementing the World Health Organization’s recommendation that all pregnant women should be screened for syphilis in the first antenatal visit in the first trimester and again in the late pregnancy.

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CONGENITAL SYPHILIS : NOT YET DOOMED, Dr. Gangadhar S Mirji, Dr. Avinash Bhaire GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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