Open Syndrome Syphilis congenital and neonatal
Table of Contents
Authors: National Public Health Organization
Location: Greece
Purpose #
The definition #
Any infant aged 0–< 2 years with at least one of the following ten: – Hepatosplenomegaly – Mucocutaneous lesions – Flat warts – Persistent rhinitis – Jaundice – Pseudoparalysis (due to periostitis and osteochondritis) – Signs from the central nervous system – Anemia – Nephrotic syndrome – Reduced food intake
Machine-readable definition #
The definition is available in JSON format following the Open Syndrome v1.0 specification:
{
"category": "suspected",
"definition_type": "case_definition",
"description": "",
"human_readable_definition": "Any infant aged 0–\u003c 2 years with at least one of the following ten:\n– Hepatosplenomegaly\n– Mucocutaneous lesions\n– Flat warts\n– Persistent rhinitis\n– Jaundice\n– Pseudoparalysis (due to periostitis and osteochondritis)\n– Signs from the central nervous system\n– Anemia\n– Nephrotic syndrome\n– Reduced food intake",
"inclusion_criteria": [
{
"logical_operator": "AND",
"name": "Age \u003c 2 years and at least 1 symptom",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"attribute": "age",
"description": "\u003c 2 years",
"name": "age",
"operator": "\u003c=",
"type": "demographic_criteria",
"unit": "years",
"value": 2
},
{
"logical_operator": "AT_LEAST",
"logical_operator_arguments": [
1
],
"name": "With at least one of the following ten symptoms",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "hepatosplenomegaly",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "mucocutaneous lesions",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "flat warts",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "persistent rhinitis",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "jaundice",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "Pseudoparalysis (due to periostitis and osteochondritis)",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "Signs from the central nervous system",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "anemia",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "nephrotic syndrome",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "reduced food intake",
"type": "symptom"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"keywords": [
"Syphilis",
"Europe"
],
"language": "English",
"location": "Greece",
"open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
"organization": "National Public Health Organization",
"published_at": "2025-02-08T11:15:13Z",
"published_by": [
"Open Syndrome Initiative"
],
"published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://eody.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/orismoi-loimodon-nosimaton-20220413.pdf"
}
],
"scope": "broad",
"status": "draft",
"target_public_health_threats": [
"Syphilis"
],
"title": "Open Syndrome Syphilis congenital and neonatal",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
Using the Definition #
Healthcare organizations can implement this definition through:
- Direct integration with surveillance systems
- API endpoints for real-time validation
- Manual case verification processes
Next Steps #
We encourage:
- Clinical feedback on the definition criteria
- Technical feedback on the implementation format
- Suggestions for additional symptoms or signs
- Reports of implementation experiences
Get Involved #
We welcome contributions and feedback from the community.