Q - 1

1. A 20 year female with 36 weeks pregnancy presents for the first evaluation.She is diagnosed Chlamydia trachomatis infection of cervix.Upon delivery,what complaint is the infant most at risk for ?
   a.Jaundice
   b.Hydrocephalus.
   c.Hutchinson triad
   d.Conjunctivitis.
   E.Sensoryneural deafness.
   
   Ans : D
   Chlamydia can also be associated with pnuemonia and Otitis media.
   Hydrocephalus can be associated with toxoplasmosis.

Hutchinson triad - (i)Hutchinson teeth (blunted upper incisors)
(ii)Interstetial keratitis
(iii)Eighth nerve deafness.
This triad is seen in congenital syphilis.
Sensorineural deafness is associated with Congenital rubella exposure.

Treatment - Oral Erythromycin.