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Early syphilids in an infant with congenital syphilis (2)

This image depicted the umbilicus of an infant, which displayed an inflamed lesion that under a dark field examination revealed the presence of Treponema pallidum spirochetes and, hence, a diagnosis of congenital syphilis was made. A syphilid is any of the cutaneous and mucous membrane lesions characteristic of secondary and tertiary syphilis. It appears about 10 weeks after infection. (Source: Photography by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1970. Public Health Image Library ID# 15566, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)

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