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Saber shin in congenital syphilis

This photograph depicts a patient exhibiting saber shin of the right lower leg, or osteoperiostitis of the tibia, due to congenital syphilis. (Source: Photography by Robert Sumpter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1967. Public Health Image Library ID# 2387, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)

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  • Congenital rubella infection
  • Congenital toxoplasmosis infection
  • Maternal HIV infection
  • Maternal syphilis