Relação entre o tratamento de genitores e o neurodesenvolvimento de lactentes com sífilis congênita em Maternidade em Sergipe, Brasil

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. When it affects pregnant women, especially in the third trimester, it can infect the fetus through vertical transmission, causing congenital syphilis, which in turn, can result in various types of sequelae in the child. When diagnosed in the pregnant woman or her partner, it should be properly treated with benzathine penicillin to prevent transmission. This 2022 epidemiological, prospective, longitudinal, and analytical study investigated the possible relationship between proper treatment of the parents and delays in the neurodevelopment of children using the Denver II test. Conducted in an outpatient clinic directed at children with congenital syphilis in a maternity hospital in Aracaju, it showed an increase in developmental delays for children of inadequately treated parents, indicating a strong possibility of a relationship between the adequacy of parental treatment and infant development, despite literature limitations, requiring further studies on the topic.