Congenital syphilis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Congenital syphilis

AU - Evans, H. E.

AU - Frenkel, L. D.

PY - 1994

Y1 - 1994

N2 - Congenital syphilis offers many parallels with perinatal HIV infection. Both affect multiple organs including the central nervous system may be asymptomatic for months to years, and pose diagnostic dilemmas, especially from a laboratory perspective. Syphilis is a co-infection in some cases of HIV. Public policy issues raised by the AIDS epidemic, including stigmatization, discrimination, and denial of access to health care, have their antecedents in syphilis.

AB - Congenital syphilis offers many parallels with perinatal HIV infection. Both affect multiple organs including the central nervous system may be asymptomatic for months to years, and pose diagnostic dilemmas, especially from a laboratory perspective. Syphilis is a co-infection in some cases of HIV. Public policy issues raised by the AIDS epidemic, including stigmatization, discrimination, and denial of access to health care, have their antecedents in syphilis.

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0095-5108(18)30367-1

DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0095-5108(18)30367-1

M3 - Review article

C2 - 8013182

SN - 0095-5108

VL - 21

SP - 149

EP - 162

JO - Clinics in Perinatology

JF - Clinics in Perinatology

IS - 1

ER -