Congenital syphilis
MONDO:0005714A life-threatening bacterial infection of the newborn caused by Treponema pallidum. It is transmitted to the infant from a mother with syphilis through the placenta during pregnancy. Signs and symptoms include irritability, fever, failure to thrive, saddle nose, cutaneous rash, and pneumonia.
Also known as: MTCT of syphilis, congenital syphilis, mother-to-child transmission of syphilis
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Disease
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Infectious disease
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Bacterial infectious disease
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Syphilis
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Gram-negative bacterial infections
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Developmental defect during embryogenesis
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