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Congenital Syphilis
Author(s) -
Lugo Alexander,
Sanchez Samuel,
Sanchez Jorge L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00194.x
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital syphilis , syphilis , asymptomatic , pediatrics , disease , sepsis , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , immunology
Congenital syphilis is a rare and serious disease that, although preventable, continues to be a major healthcare problem. Its clinical spectrum ranges from an asymptomatic infection to fulminating sepsis or death. A diagnosis of congenital syphilis was made in an 8‐week‐old infant whose mother had adequate prenatal care. We present the clinical and histopathologic findings of this uncommon congenital disease.