Early congenital syphilis is still common in Morocco, where it causes
a large number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths. Over the last 16 ye
ars, we managed 86 cases of congenital syphilis in infants aged one da
y to four months. Multiple organs were affected in half the patients.
Skeletal lesions were found in 65% of patients, Wimberger's sign in ne
arly 20% (17/86), and pseudoparalysis in 23%. The significance of the
skeletal lesions often seen in congenital syphilis in Morocco is empha
sized.