Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia

As of late, the incidence of congenital syphilis in the United States is increasing. Each new case represents a failure of preventing, diagnosing, and treating syphilis in pregnant women. Pediatricians should confirm that all women have received adequate screening for and management of syphilis duri...

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Autores principales: Lee, Tiffany, Bell, Stephanie, Scimeme, Jason, Maraqa, Nizar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28845335
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603955
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description As of late, the incidence of congenital syphilis in the United States is increasing. Each new case represents a failure of preventing, diagnosing, and treating syphilis in pregnant women. Pediatricians should confirm that all women have received adequate screening for and management of syphilis during pregnancy. Congenital syphilis is easily treatable but may be a diagnostic challenge with high morbidity and mortality.
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spelling pubmed-55688592017-08-25 Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia Lee, Tiffany Bell, Stephanie Scimeme, Jason Maraqa, Nizar AJP Rep As of late, the incidence of congenital syphilis in the United States is increasing. Each new case represents a failure of preventing, diagnosing, and treating syphilis in pregnant women. Pediatricians should confirm that all women have received adequate screening for and management of syphilis during pregnancy. Congenital syphilis is easily treatable but may be a diagnostic challenge with high morbidity and mortality. Thieme Medical Publishers 2017-07 2017-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5568859/ /pubmed/28845335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603955 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers
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title Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia
title_full Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia
title_fullStr Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia
title_short Congenital Syphilis Masquerading as Leukemia
title_sort congenital syphilis masquerading as leukemia
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28845335
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