Mehmet Vural1, Barbaros Ilikkan2, Erdal Polat3, Tevfik Demir1, Yildiz Perk1. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey. vuralm@istanbul.edu.tr. 3. Department of Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Although the rate of congenital syphilis is declining in Western Europe and in the USA, a significant increase is observed in the developing countries. In this contribution, a newborn with cutaneous manifestations of congenital syphilis is presented. CONCLUSION: Pediatricians should be attentive when confronted with vesiculobullous skin lesions in a newborn, and congenital syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
UNLABELLED: Although the rate of congenital syphilis is declining in Western Europe and in the USA, a significant increase is observed in the developing countries. In this contribution, a newborn with cutaneous manifestations of congenital syphilis is presented. CONCLUSION: Pediatricians should be attentive when confronted with vesiculobullous skin lesions in a newborn, and congenital syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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