Does infant infect syphilis symptom?

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Syphilis is a serious chronic infectious disease. Pregnant women infected with syphilis, in the case of no cure will be syphilis virus transmitted to the body of the fetus, generally will cause abortion and neonatal death, but some children will be born smoothly, but because infected with syphilis will have some symptoms different from normal infants. So what are the symptoms of infant syphilis infection? This article will be described in detail as follows.

Does infant infect syphilis symptom?

Early congenital syphilis usually begins to show symptoms about 3 weeks after birth. Its symptoms are similar to acquired secondary syphilis, but more serious than secondary syphilis. Congenital syphilis in children with poor development, thin, loose skin and dry wrinkle, like a little old man. With abdominal distension and hepatosplenomegaly, 50% of infants will have enlarged lymph nodes; Also has the laryngitis symptom, this can cause the baby voice hoarseness, in the oral cavity may have the mucous membrane spot. According to statistics, about 50% of infants have skin damage, often around 6 weeks after birth. Infants also have the symptoms of skin rash, mostly in several forms, such as erythema, papules, blisters, pustules, and large areas of epidermal exfoliation. It often occurs in the mouth, buttocks, palms and plantars, external genitalia and other parts, sometimes also in the trunk and head and face. Linear erosive damage may occur around the corner of mouth, nostril and anus, leaving characteristic radioactive scar after healing. In the perianal area, especially in the moist area, wet papules often occur, forming the same damage as the flat condyloma of acquired syphilis. About 10% of infants have active neurosyphilis, such as meningitis, which can be fatal.

Late congenital syphilis, this is a little later, generally occurs after 2 years old, after 30 years old this is relatively rare. The symptoms of late congenital syphilis are similar to acquired syphilis. Such as substantive keratitis, nerve deafness, tooth abnormalities and bone damage. Among the abnormal teeth, one is Hu's tooth, which shows that the upper incisor is shaped like a screwdriver, the lower end of the tooth is narrower than the near gingival end, the tooth thickness increases, and the tooth gap widens; The second is mulberry tooth. The first molar of mandible is smaller. There are dense small protrusions from the crown to the masticatory surface, such as mulberry. Bone damage may include thickening and protrusion of the prefrontal bone, thickening and protrusion of the middle radius bone, obvious hypertrophy of the right clavicle, saddle nose caused by nasal bone collapse, and joint hydrops.

In children infected with syphilis after the treatment process is likely to relapse, in the relapse of the disease will become more serious, will affect the patient's sexual mood, relapse is generally in the original place, the harm to children is relatively large, but the number of blisters, duration and conscious symptoms are lighter than the primary, so patients must pay attention to the treatment of the disease. Primary or recurrent syphilis can be accompanied by dysuria, so men must go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to control the disease.

matters needing attention

Syphilis is harmful, especially in female patients, can be transmitted to children, and syphilis has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, the symptoms are often not easy to be found, but the condition is deteriorating, so we need to be vigilant! If it is not found and treated, it will infect the child, and the survival rate is very small. Even if it is born, it is also late congenital syphilis, most of which are malformed fetuses, such as hard and soft palate perforation, front teeth irregularity, paralytic dementia and cardiovascular syphilis.