Painless effusion in congenital syphilis is called
Correct Answer: Clutton joints
Description: Skeletal manifestations of congenital syphilis Clutton's joints - Painless sterile effusions in the knees or elbows Parrot's joints - Effusion with epiphysitis and epiphyseal separation Erosion of the nasal boneThickening and expansion of the finger phalanges (dactylitis) Higoumenaki's sign - Bilateral enlargement of sternal end of the clavicle Saber tibia, Scaphoid scapula (Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 291)
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