The girl from the Church of the Sacrament: a case of congenital syphilis in XVIII century Lisbon

Syphilis is a sexually or congenitally transmitted infectious disease with an impact on the health of human populations that has undergone important cycles in different countries and periods of history. Its presence was first diagnosed in Europe in the late XIV century. In Portugal, although there a...

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Main Authors: Sheila Mendonça de Souza, Sonia Codinha, Eugénia Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006001000018