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REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF A CASE

JAMES A. BRUSSEL, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1939;40(1):70-75.

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Congenital syphilis is always an interesting clinical entity, not only because of its medical significance but for its economic and sociologic implications. Contemporary comment deplores the unreliability and paucity of figures on its incidence. How much more confusing and rare, therefore, are statistics on syphilis transmitted to the third generation! Consequently, the reporting of cases should continue if the mechanism of transmission is to be understood, while, simultaneously, the hapless victims of such a heritage must command one's sympathy and desire for vigorous and early therapy.

As a matter of historical interest, it is not unusual to find older textbooks differentiating "congenital syphilis" and "heredosyphilis." Stokes,¹ for instance, described the latter as a misnomer but a convenient term to cover that type of infection which the child contracts via the placenta and the maternal and the fetal blood stream. Recognizing that "congenital syphilis" and "heredosyphilis had been employed interchangeably, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BRENTWOOD, N. Y.

From the Female Reception Service of the Pilgrim State Hospital.

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