Treponema pallidum pallidum, the agent of venereal syphilis, is transmitted by sexual contact and can be spread
across the placental barrier. The congenital form can occur at any stage of maternal
syphilis [
[1]
]. During the syphilis epidemic, Torella first described the neonatal form of venereal
disease [
[2]
]. However, it was not until the early 20th century, when the spirochete bacterium
was biologically isolated that differential diagnosis with other venereal diseases
(e.g. gonorrhea) could be performed [
[3]
].Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: July 12, 2016
Accepted:
June 30,
2016
Received:
June 28,
2016
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