Marshall syndrome: a condition resembling congenital syphilis.

Abstract

Marshall syndrome (ectodermal dysplasia) was diagnosed in a 14-year-old boy and is thought to be the first case reported from West Africa. Because of the saddle-nose deformity and bilateral cataracts all patients suspected of having congenital syphilis should be investigated for ocular or auditory defects, which would confirm the diagnosis of ectodermal dysplasia.

• Authors: B A Onile, A Rotowa, A O Osoba, O K Alausa
• Journal: The British journal of venereal diseases (Br J Vener Dis) Vol. 57 Issue 2 Pg. 100-2 (Apr 1981) ISSN: 0007-134X [Print] England
• PMID: 7214117 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Ectodermal Dysplasia (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Male
• Syphilis, Congenital (diagnosis)