Congenital syphilis physical examination

Manifestations of congenital syphilis

 * 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 inflamation of the cornea which can lead to corneal scarring and potentially blindness
 * mulberry molars (sixth year 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

Death from congenital syphilis is usually through pulmonary hemorrhage.