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2072220

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
In this prospective study, neonates with clinical congenital syphilis were investigated to determine if penicillin therapy caused a deterioration in liver function. The relationship between circulating immune complexes and liver involvement was monitored, and the efficacy of steroid therapy as an adjunct in the treatment of congenital syphilis was investigated. Thirty neonates with clinical congenital syphilis were randomly assigned into two groups: one group received penicillin therapy only, and the other group penicillin and prednisone as an adjunct. Twenty-one infants who did not have clinical or serological syphilis, born to seropositive mothers, served as a "control" group. Liver function tests, full blood counts, and immunological studies were performed at various intervals up to 3 months of age. Although the symptomatic groups differed significantly from the asymptomatic group in most of the parameters measured, there were no significant differences noted between the two symptomatic groups at any time point. No direct relationship between penicillin therapy and either deteriorating liver function or the presence of circulating immune complexes could be demonstrated. Also, prednisone therapy did not modify any of the parameters studied.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0277-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Liver function in early congenital syphilis: does penicillin cause a deterioration?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Witwatersrand, Baragwanath Hospital, Republic of South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial