Open AccessEarly detection of congenital syphilis
Author(s) -
Nagalakshmi Chowdhary,
Bs Kavya Rani,
K S Mukunda,
N K Kiran
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.140969
Subject(s) - congenital syphilis , syphilis , medicine , pregnancy , disease , prenatal care , pediatrics , transmission (telecommunications) , fetus , obstetrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , pathology , population , environmental health , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
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.