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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
*'''Symptoms in newborns''' may include: | *'''Symptoms in newborns''' may include: | ||
:*Failure to gain weight or [[failure to thrive | :*Failure to gain weight or [[failure to thrive|failure to thrive]] | ||
:*[[Fever]] | :*[[Fever]] | ||
:*Irritability | :*[[Irritability]] | ||
:*No bridge to nose (saddle nose) | :*No bridge to nose (saddle nose) | ||
:*Early rash - small | :*Early [[rash]] - small [[blister]]s on the palms and soles | ||
:*Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles | :*Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles | ||
:*Rash of the mouth, genitalia, and anus | :*Rash of the [[mouth]], [[genitalia]], and [[anus]] | ||
:*Watery discharge from the nose | :*Watery discharge from the nose | ||
*'''Symptoms in older infants and young children''' may include: | *'''Symptoms in older infants and young children''' may include: | ||
:*Abnormal notched and peg-shaped teeth, called Hutchinson teeth | :*Abnormal notched and peg-shaped teeth, called [[Hutchinson teeth]] | ||
:*Bone pain | :*[[Bone pain]] | ||
:*Blindness | :*[[Blindness]] | ||
:*Clouding of the cornea | :*[[Corneal clouding|Clouding of the cornea]] | ||
:*Decreased hearing or deafness | :*Decreased hearing or [[deafness]] | ||
:*Gray, mucus-like patches on the anus and outer vagina | :*Gray, mucus-like patches on the anus and outer vagina | ||
:*Joint swelling | :*[[Joint swelling]] | ||
:*Refusal to move a painful arm or leg | :*Refusal to move a painful arm or leg | ||
:*Saber shins (bone problem of the lower leg) | :*Saber shins (bone problem of the lower leg) | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 16 November 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
History and Symptoms
- Symptoms in newborns may include:
- Failure to gain weight or failure to thrive
- Fever
- Irritability
- No bridge to nose (saddle nose)
- Early rash - small blisters on the palms and soles
- Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles
- Rash of the mouth, genitalia, and anus
- Watery discharge from the nose
- Symptoms in older infants and young children may include:
- Abnormal notched and peg-shaped teeth, called Hutchinson teeth
- Bone pain
- Blindness
- Clouding of the cornea
- Decreased hearing or deafness
- Gray, mucus-like patches on the anus and outer vagina
- Joint swelling
- Refusal to move a painful arm or leg
- Saber shins (bone problem of the lower leg)
- Scarring of the skin around the mouth, genitalia, and anus