ABSTRACT
The incidence of syphilis in Denmark is rising. In 2010, 377 new cases of syphilis were reported, 36 of these cases in women. Since January 1st 2010 all pregnant women are offered an antenatal syphilis test. This resulted in the finding of seven cases of syphilis among pregnant women in 2010. This article summarises the clinical and serological findings in syphilis and describes the treatment of the disease, with focus on pregnancy and congenital infection.
Subject(s)
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious , Syphilis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Denmark/epidemiology , False Positive Reactions , Female , Hand Dermatoses/pathology , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Mass Screening , Penicillins/therapeutic use , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/microbiology , Syphilis/diagnosis , Syphilis/drug therapy , Syphilis/epidemiology , Syphilis/pathology , Syphilis Serodiagnosis , Treponema pallidumABSTRACT
Because of an increasing incidence of syphilis in Denmark, antenatal screening was re-introduced in 2010. We present two cases of latent syphilis diagnosed by antenatal screening alone. Neither of the two women recalled any previous symptoms of the disease. After treatment, both women gave birth to healthy children.
