. The practice of pediatrics. fants apparently normal at birth and developing the signs earlythe symptoms are as follows: (1) Restlessness. (2) Rhinitis; hoarse voice. (3) Enlarged liver and spleen. (4) Rash; condylomata; mucous patches. (5) Enlargement of epitrochlear glands. (6) Deformities of the nails. (7) Defective growth and malnutrition. Restlessness is the earliest symptom of syphilis. The child sleepspoorly and is uncomfortable. This symptom is many times not appre-ciated by the physician and usually passes unrecognized by the restlessness is usually attributed to causes o
. The practice of pediatrics. fants apparently normal at birth and developing the signs earlythe symptoms are as follows: (1) Restlessness. (2) Rhinitis; hoarse voice. (3) Enlarged liver and spleen. (4) Rash; condylomata; mucous patches. (5) Enlargement of epitrochlear glands. (6) Deformities of the nails. (7) Defective growth and malnutrition. Restlessness is the earliest symptom of syphilis. The child sleepspoorly and is uncomfortable. This symptom is many times not appre-ciated by the physician and usually passes unrecognized by the restlessness is usually attributed to causes other than syphilis. Rhinitis is a very early symptom, and one that is seldom is characterized particularly by its persistence and the profusenessof the discharge; in other respects it may not vary from an ordinaryrhinitis. SYPHILIS 659 In a considerable proportion of these cases there is a moderate de-gree of laryngitis with hoarseness. I have seen cases in which this signwas the earliest and most prominent Fig. 100.—Rash in congenital syphilis. Liver and Spleen.—An enlargement of the liver and spleen is an earlysign in most cases. The spleen will be palpable below the rib for x/i to2 inches. The liver also shows enlargement, often extending two tothree inches below the free border of the rib.
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