congenital syphilis

congenital syphilis
syphilis acquired in utero, manifested by any of several characteristic malformations of the teeth or bones known as stigmata, with active mucocutaneous symptoms at the time of birth or shortly afterward, ocular changes such as interstitial keratitis, or neurologic changes such as deafness.

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