Clinical Outcomes of infants Born to Maternal Syphilis Infection in Banpong Hospital

Authors

  • Narissara Saengpadsa M.D., Banpong Hospital

Keywords:

congenital syphilis, penicillin, clinical outcomes, rapid plasma regain (RPR), Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA)

Abstract

Objective : This was to study clinical presentations of newborn with maternal history of syphilis infection.

Methods : A retrospective descriptive study was conducted about neonates born from mothers who had been diagnosed with syphilis infection. All data were collected from Banpong Hospital from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2021.

Results : A total of 50 neonates were included in the study, 47 (94%) whose mothers had antenatal care, 41 (82%) whose mothers had been adequately treated with penicillin and 9 (18%) had not. The median range of rapid plasma regain (RPR) titer at birth was weakly positive–1:4. Three infants (6%) had clinical presentation of congenital syphilis (CS) ; that was : skin desquamation, hepatosplenomegaly; while 16 and 5 infants had been diagnosed by WHO criterion as confirm and probable syphilis respectively, making the prevalence of CS at 6.1 per 1,000 livebirths. Eighteen participants were followed up at age 18-month (36%), 2 out of 18 (11%) showed positive result for Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA).

Conclusion : Skin desquamation and hepatosplenomegaly were common clinical presentations for CS which had prevalence of 6.1 per 1,000 livebirths. The crucial preventive factor against CS was maternal preemptive treatment with adequate doses of penicillin before delivery, as for paternal treatment had no role in preventing CS.

 

References

Santis MD, Luca CD, Mappa I, et al. Syphilis infection during pregnancy: fetal risks and clinical management. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2012;2012:430585. doi: 10.1155/2012/430585

Workowski KA, Bolan GA. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2015. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2015;64(RR-3):43–9.

รสพร กิตติเยาวมาลย์, กิตติภูมิ ชินหิรัญ, ธันยนันท์ กังวาฬพรโรจน์, บรรณาธิการ. แนวทางการกำจัดโรคซิฟิลิสแต่กำเนิด พ.ศ. 2563. กรุงเทพฯ: อักษรกราฟฟิกแอนด์ดีไซน์; 2564.

กองระบาดวิทยา กรมควบคุมโรค. แนวทางการดำเนินงานเฝ้าระวังและสอบสวนโรคซิฟิลิสแต่กำเนิดในเด็กช่วงอายุต่ำกว่า 2 ปี (Congenital syphilis). พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 1. นนทบุรี: กรมควบคุมโรค; 2564.

Thomson J, Sucharew H, Cruz AT, et al. Cerebrospinal fluid reference values for young infants undergoing lumbar puncture. Pediatrics. 2018;141(3):e20173405. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3405.

Todd WL, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, et al., Correction of cerebrospinal fluid protein in infants with traumatic lumbar punctures. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017;36(10):1006–8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001634.

Sangtawesin V, Lertsutthiwong W, Kanjanapattanakul W, et al. Outcome of maternal syphilis at rajavithi hospital on offsprings. J Med Assoc Thai. 2005;88(11):1519–25.

Moyer VA, Schneider V, Yetman R, et al. Contribution of long-bone radiographs to the management of congenital syphylis in the newborn infant. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152(4):353–7. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.152.4.353.

จิราภรณ์ ธินรุ่งโรจน์, ขจรศรี พูลเพิ่ม. ทารกที่มารดาเป็นซิฟิลิสระหว่างตั้งครรภ์ : ผลกระทบต่อทารกหลังคลอดจนถึงอายุ 1 ปี. วารสารแพทย์เขต 7. 1992;31–40.

Hong FC, Wu XB, Yang F, et al. Risk of congenital syphilis (CS) following treatment of maternal syphilis: result of a CS control program in china. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;65(4): 588–93. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix371

Wang HM, Li YY, He YK, et al. TPPA titer as a new adaptation for early diagnosis of congenital syphilis: a retrospective analysis of observation over three years in Yunnan, China. Eur J Med Res. 2019;24(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s40001-019-0367-8.

Published

2023-03-30

How to Cite

1.
Saengpadsa N. Clinical Outcomes of infants Born to Maternal Syphilis Infection in Banpong Hospital. Reg 4-5 Med J [internet]. 2023 Mar. 30 [cited 2026 Feb. 28];42(1):105-19. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reg45/article/view/262138