Gestational and congenital syphilis: gaps to be elucidated

Congenital and gestational syphilis are increasingly prevalent multisystemic infections in Brazil. This study aimed to present a case series of three children diagnosed with congenital syphilis even though their mother had unreactive treponemal tests. The VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory)...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carvalho, Déborah Esteves, Pimentel, João Victor Andrade, da Silva, Luise Oliveira Ribeiro, Rodrigues, Letícia Maria Cardoso Lima, Andrade, Leonardo Santana, Santana, Carlos Ramon Costa, Menezes, Marcelo Antônio Silva, Silva, Eloyse Emanuelle Nunes, dos Santos, Gabryelle Eduarda Gama, Santos, Sayron Natanael Lopes Pereira, Gomes, Breno Gustavo do Nascimento, Meira, Letícia Almeida, Santos, Helga Machado de Farias, Lopes, Izailza Matos Dantas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10238064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37283344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0038-2023
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Sumario:Congenital and gestational syphilis are increasingly prevalent multisystemic infections in Brazil. This study aimed to present a case series of three children diagnosed with congenital syphilis even though their mother had unreactive treponemal tests. The VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) titers of a 22-year-old mother with three pregnancies decreased after treatment. The mother did not have a reactive treponemal test, but all the three children were diagnosed with early congenital syphilis. This case series highlights the difficulty in diagnosing gestational and congenital syphilis in Brazil.

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