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Congenital Neurosyphilis and Juvenile Paresis

A. Forgotten Entity?

Department of Pediatrics, University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Rosemary Mason

Department of Pediatrics, University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Juvenile neurosyphilis is rare and may be arrested or modified in the early stage by antibiotic treatment for intercurrent infections. Inadequate treatment may weaken the signs and symptoms of neurosyphilis so much that a high index of clinical suspicion is required for early and correct diagnosis. It should be remembered, however, that benzathine penicillin does not constitute adequate treatment for neurosyphilis.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 19, No. 2, 142-145 (1980)
DOI: 10.1177/000992288001900210


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