Catalog
Early congenital syphilis
No MMS code
Link to WHO Definition
Early congenital syphilis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/108348777
A disease affecting newborns or children up to 2 years of age, caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Treponema pallidum pallidum in utero. Transmission is by vertical transmission. Confirmation is by prenatal screening.