Case Report

Congenital Syphilis Like Many Years Ago

Table 1

Infant’s characteristics at birth and follow-up visits.

Birth1 month2 months3 months5 months6 months8 months12 months18 months

Syphilis serology
 TPHA> 1/6401/6401/6401/3201/3201/3201/3201/3201/320
 RPR1/321/41/21/1NegativeNegativeNegativeNegative
 WB IgGPositivePositivePositivePositivePositivePositivePositivePositivePositive
 WB IgMPositivePositivePositiveNegativeNegativeNegativeNegativeNegativeNegative
Lumbar puncture
 VDRL1/80Negative
 TPHAPositiveNegative
 WB IgGPositiveNegative
 WB IgMPositiveNegative
Radiographic examinationSigns of osteochondritis and periostitis at metaphyseal level
Brain MRNormal
Cerebral USAdequate for gestational age NormalNormalNormalNormal
EEGNormalNormal
Heart USNormal
Eye examinationnormalNormalNormal
Apgar score 7 after 1 min; 9 after 5 mins
Weight1881 g2240 g3680 g4500 g5900 g6200 g7900 g9500 g10800 g
Length42 cm46.5 cm51 cm55 cm59 cm61 cm65 cm71 cm79 cm