Open AccessCongenital syphilis, still a reality
Author(s) -
Rajat Gupta,
Rita V Vora
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.112941
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital syphilis , syphilis , oral cavity , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , immunology , dentistry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , electrical engineering , engineering
Congenital syphilis is a potentially serious pathology affecting newborns of infected mothers. Even one case of congenital syphilis is a sentinel public health event, since timely diagnosis and treatment of syphilis infected pregnant woman should prevent transmission almost entirely. Here, we are reporting a case of early symptomatic congenital syphilis presented with severe desquamating papulosquamous lesions over multiple body parts along with erosive lesions around oral cavity and nostrils.