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Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma
Congenital syphilis (CS) remains a major health problem worldwide. Children born with CS can present with variable symptoms that can mimic other disease processes. This report describes the case of a 4-month-old infant who presented with the left wrist swelling and distal radial fracture, causing co...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36601605 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JCIS_100_2022 |
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description | Congenital syphilis (CS) remains a major health problem worldwide. Children born with CS can present with variable symptoms that can mimic other disease processes. This report describes the case of a 4-month-old infant who presented with the left wrist swelling and distal radial fracture, causing concern for non-accidental trauma (NAT). An osseous survey showed additional findings and led to the correct diagnosis. Although radiographic features of NAT may overlap with CS, certain features such as bilaterally symmetrical skeletal involvement and metaphyseal destruction, as seen in our case, can help distinguish between the two. |
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spelling | pubmed-98055962023-01-03 Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma Sandhu, Preet Kiran J Clin Imaging Sci Case Report Congenital syphilis (CS) remains a major health problem worldwide. Children born with CS can present with variable symptoms that can mimic other disease processes. This report describes the case of a 4-month-old infant who presented with the left wrist swelling and distal radial fracture, causing concern for non-accidental trauma (NAT). An osseous survey showed additional findings and led to the correct diagnosis. Although radiographic features of NAT may overlap with CS, certain features such as bilaterally symmetrical skeletal involvement and metaphyseal destruction, as seen in our case, can help distinguish between the two. Scientific Scholar 2022-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9805596/ /pubmed/36601605 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JCIS_100_2022 Text en © 2022 Published by Scientific Scholar on behalf of Journal of Clinical Imaging Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Sandhu, Preet Kiran Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
title | Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
title_full | Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
title_fullStr | Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
title_full_unstemmed | Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
title_short | Congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
title_sort | congenital syphilis, the great mimicker, confused with non-accidental trauma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36601605 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JCIS_100_2022 |
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