A50-A64: Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
A50: Congenital syphilis
Congenital syphilis is a condition that occurs when a baby is born to a mother with syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection. The mother can pass the bacteria causing syphilis, called Treponema pallidum, to her unborn child during pregnancy. Babies with congenital syphilis may show symptoms like rash, fever, swollen liver and spleen, anemia, or jaundice. If untreated, this disease can lead to severe complications, such as deafness, teeth abnormalities, and bone damage. Yet, some babies may not show signs at birth and will develop symptoms later, primarily affecting their skin, teeth, eyes, ears, and bones. It's important to note that congenital syphilis isn't acquired through personal contact with infected individuals but is passed from the infected mother to the child in the womb.
Subcodes of A50:
- A50.0: Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.1: Early congenital syphilis, latent
- A50.2: Early congenital syphilis, unspecified
- A50.3: Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.4: Late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]
- A50.5: Other late congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.6: Late congenital syphilis, latent
- A50.7: Late congenital syphilis, unspecified
- A50.9: Congenital syphilis, unspecified
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