ICD-11 classes
19 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Infections of the fetus or newborn
1A60 — Congenital syphilis
1A60.0 — Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic

ICD-11 1A60.0 — Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic

A disease affecting newborns or children up to 2 years of age, caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Treponema pallidum pallidum in utero. This disease is characterised by premature birth, hepatosplenomegaly, skeletal abnormalities, and bullous skin disease. Transmission is by vertical transmission.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Congenital syphilis #79
• Other bacterial infections of the fetus or newborn #518
• Other bacterial infections of the fetus or newborn #1375
• Congenital syphilis #1424
• Congenital syphilis #15322
• Prenatally acquired infections with neonatal skin manifestations #16980
• Congenital syphilis #20276
• Congenital syphilis #20719
• Other bacterial infections of the fetus or newborn #21743