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Congenital syphilis presenting with nephrotic syndrome and leucocytoclastic vasculitis
Author(s) -
Çam H,
Taytan Y,
Aji DY,
Bilgi Z,
Aydemir E,
Demirkesen C
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00933.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrotic syndrome , congenital syphilis , syphilis , penicillin , vasculitis , dermatology , pediatrics , pathology , antibiotics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , biology
Nephrotic syndrome is a well‐recognized entity in congenital syphilis but leucocytoclastic vasculitis has not yet been described. We report a case of nephrotic syndrome and leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with congenital syphilis in a 45‐day‐old male infant who did well after treatment with intravenous penicillin.