Congenital syphilis: Syphilis inherited from mother during pregnancy. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Congenital syphilis is available below.
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Syphilis acquired in utero and manifested by any of several characteristic tooth (Hutchinson's teeth) or bone malformations and by active mucocutaneous syphilis at birth or shortly thereafter. Ocular and neurologic changes may also occur. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Congenital syphilis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Congenital syphilis, or a subtype of Congenital syphilis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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