Signs and Symptoms
See also: List of dental abnormalities associated with cutaneous conditions- abnormal x-rays.
- Hutchinson's triad, a set of symptoms consisting of deafness, Hutchinson's teeth (centrally notched, widely-spaced peg-shaped upper central incisors), and interstitial keratitis (IK), an inflammation of the cornea which can lead to corneal scarring and potentially blindness.
- mulberry molars (permanent first molars with multiple poorly developed cusps).
- frontal bossing.
- poorly developed maxillae.
- enlarged liver.
- enlarged spleen.
- petechiae.
- other skin rash.
- sabre shins.
- anemia.
- lymph node enlargement.
- jaundice.
- pseudoparalysis.
- snuffles, the name given to rhinitis in this situation. When chronic, this can lead to saddle nose deformity.
- rhagades, linear scars at the angles of the mouth and nose result from bacterial infection of skin lesions.
- Higoumenakis sign, enlargement of the sternal end of clavicle in late congenital syphilis.
Death from congenital syphilis is usually through pulmonary hemorrhage.
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