Congenital syphilis

Syphilis is one of the few transplacentally acquired bacterial infection that is preventable and treatable. Fetal transmission risks are directly related to severity of maternal spirochetemia and duration of the disease. Early diagnosis should be the first aim in a suspected individual. This report presents a stillbirth case at 25 gestational weeks which was affected from the maternal syphilis.
Keywords:

Syphilis, Stillbirth,

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