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Congenital Syphilis
Alternate Names : Congenital Lues, Fetal Syphilis
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Congenital Syphilis Prevention
Safer sexual practices can help prevent infection with syphilis. If you suspect you have a sexually-transmitted disease like syphilis, seek medical attention immediately to avoid complications like infecting a fetus during pregnancy or birth.
Prenatal care for expectant mothers is critical. During prenatal care evaluations, a routine serologic test for syphilis is done. This identifies infected mothers and allows them to be treated to minimize the risks to the infant and to themselves.
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• Definition
• Congenital Syphilis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Congenital Syphilis Symptoms & Signs
• Congenital Syphilis Prevention
• Congenital Syphilis Diagnosis & Tests
• Congenital Syphilis Treatment
• Congenital Syphilis Prognosis
• Congenital Syphilis Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Failure to Thrive
• Genital Warts
• Syphilis
Tests & Exams
• Bone X-Ray
• FTA-ABS
• VDRL
Other Topics
• Blindness
• Bone Pain or Tenderness
• Cloudy Cornea
• Fever
• Gestational Age
• Hearing Loss
• Hepatomegaly
• Irritability
• Joint Swelling
• Low Nasal Bridge
• Nasal Discharge
• Nosebleed
• Patches
• Physical Examination
• Rashes
• Splenomegaly
• Vesicles
Review Date : 7/30/2002
Reviewed By : Jonathan Fanaroff, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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