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A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period
This case report highlights the need for syphilis re-testing during pregnancy and at labor and delivery when there are high-risk factors present. Our patient, an infant, was evaluated for non-accidental trauma because of the presence of multiple fractures, which could be one of the presentations of...
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Cureus
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518138/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37750150 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44102 |
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author | Vega, Melanie D Alissa, Rana Rathore, Mobeen |
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description | This case report highlights the need for syphilis re-testing during pregnancy and at labor and delivery when there are high-risk factors present. Our patient, an infant, was evaluated for non-accidental trauma because of the presence of multiple fractures, which could be one of the presentations of congenital syphilis. A high index of suspicion is required for syphilis when an infant presents with multiple fractures. Syphilis testing and re-testing guidelines should be followed strictly so that pregnant women are appropriately treated to prevent congenital syphilis. |
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spelling | pubmed-105181382023-09-25 A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period Vega, Melanie D Alissa, Rana Rathore, Mobeen Cureus Pediatrics This case report highlights the need for syphilis re-testing during pregnancy and at labor and delivery when there are high-risk factors present. Our patient, an infant, was evaluated for non-accidental trauma because of the presence of multiple fractures, which could be one of the presentations of congenital syphilis. A high index of suspicion is required for syphilis when an infant presents with multiple fractures. Syphilis testing and re-testing guidelines should be followed strictly so that pregnant women are appropriately treated to prevent congenital syphilis. Cureus 2023-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10518138/ /pubmed/37750150 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44102 Text en Copyright © 2023, Vega et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Vega, Melanie D Alissa, Rana Rathore, Mobeen A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period |
title | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period |
title_full | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period |
title_fullStr | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period |
title_short | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period |
title_sort | case of congenital syphilis diagnosed in an infant past the newborn period |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518138/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37750150 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44102 |
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