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Clinical analysis of 11 cases of syphilis in children

Yujuan Sun

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Eleven cases of syphilis from Beijing Children's Hospital were collected for the purpose of studying the clinical features of syphilis in childhood.Ten were congenital syphilis,and one was acquired syphilis.Associated symptoms were as follow:typical skin lesion in10patients(10/11),bone involvement in8patients(8/11),hepatosplenomegaly in5patients(5/11),hypohemia in7patients(7/11),and thrombocytopenia in3patients(3/11).The clinical analysis revealed that con-genital syphilis is the most common type of syphilis in childhood.The risk of an infection of Treponema pallidum in daily life is higher among children than among adults.Furthermore,a variety of organ involvements often seen in children with syphilis warrant attention.

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Eleven cases of syphilis from Beijing Children's Hospital were collected for the purpose of studying the clinical features of syphilis in childhood.Ten were congenital syphilis,and one was acquired syphilis.Associated symptoms were as follow:typical skin lesion in10patients(10/11),bone involvement in8patients(8/11),hepatosplenomegaly in5patients(5/11),hypohemia in7patients(7/11),and thrombocytopenia in3patients(3/11).The clinical analysis revealed that con-genital syphilis is the most common type of syphilis in childhood.The risk of an infection of Treponema pallidum in daily life is higher among children than among adults.Furthermore,a variety of organ involvements often seen in children with syphilis warrant attention.

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Eleven cases of syphilis from Beijing Children's Hospital were collected for the purpose of studying the clinical features of syphilis in childhood.Ten were congenital syphilis,and one was acquired syphilis.Associated symptoms were as follow:typical skin lesion in10patients(10/11),bone involvement in8patients(8/11),hepatosplenomegaly in5patients(5/11),hypohemia in7patients(7/11),and thrombocytopenia in3patients(3/11).The clinical analysis revealed that con-genital syphilis is the most common type of syphilis in childhood.The risk of an infection of Treponema pallidum in daily life is higher among children than among adults.Furthermore,a variety of organ involvements often seen in children with syphilis warrant attention.

Key concepts: Syphilis, Medicine, Hepatosplenomegaly, Treponema, Congenital syphilis, Primary Syphilis, Pediatrics, Dermatology

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