Abstract
Sonography of a fetus, later proved to have congenital syphilis, revealed hepatosplenomegaly, noncontinuous gastrointestinal tract obstruction, and placentomegaly. This unusual constellation of sonographic findings should raise suspicion of syphilis infection of the fetus.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anthropometry
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Female
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Hepatomegaly
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Humans
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Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
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Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
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Male
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Placenta Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Placenta Diseases / pathology
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Pregnancy
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Splenomegaly
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Syphilis, Congenital / complications
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Syphilis, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
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Syphilis, Congenital / pathology
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal*