The auther experienced 9 cases of congenital syphilis in infant at Chonnam National University Hospital during the period from January to July 1968. Diagnosis was reached by the definite X-ray finding of bony structure followed by family history and positive specific serologic test for parents. Clinical improvement with penicillin thereapy in those cases was constant and impressive.
Diagnosis ; Humans ; Infant ; Jeollanam-do ; Parents ; Penicillins ; Serologic Tests ; Syphilis, Congenital