Several factors contributed to the increase in congenital syphilis, including increased incidence of maternal disease, failure to detect maternal disease, noncompliance with treatment recommendations, and fetal treatment failure. [journals.lww.com]

HIB is safe for infants with AIDS. 58) B - lack of symptoms, troublesome side effects of the medications, complex regimens result in noncompliance. There are effective medications for hypertension. [online-nursing-dot.com]

This has been attributed partly to unsafe sexual practices and decreasing use of condoms. [slideshare.net]

Reyes M, Hunt N, Ostrea E, et al. Maternal/congenital syphilis in a large tertiary-care urban hospital. Clin Infect Dis 1993 ; 17 : 1041 –6. Campos-Outcalt D, Ryan K. [sti.bmj.com]

Such children are weak, lag behind in growth and body weight, developmentally disabled, both physically and mentally. [infobaby.org]

Renal and ocular manifestations and, occasionally, syphilitic pneumonitis, chronic diarrhea, or myocarditis may occur in early congenital syphilis. [glowm.com]

incisors), interstitial keratitis, and eighth nerve deafness. [glowm.com]

Features of syphilis in HIV include: generalized lymphadenopathy; splenomegaly; hepatitis; skin rashes, alopecia or both; oral manifestations; cognitive impairment; meningitis; cranial nerve palsies; myopathies; and uveitis. [academic.oup.com]

Neurological manifestations of LCS include mental retardation, hydrocephalus, convulsive disorders, cranial nerve abnormalities (including blindness and deafness), and juvenile general paresis [ 2, 27 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Heroin : Impaired respiratory functioning, tremors, convulsions, and neonatal irritability and withdrawal. [registerednursing.org]

paralysis of the upper limbs and knee. [pediatriconcall.com]

ulcerations can occur if coexisting HIV infection Can persist 3-6wks without treatment 4 Secondary Syphilis 25% of untreated patients will develop secondary syphilis Rash Most characteristic finding Diffuse symmetric maculopapular rash Includes trunk [slideplayer.com]