A premature newborn with vesiculobullous skin lesions.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
Pediatricians should be attentive when confronted with vesiculobullous skin lesions in a newborn, and congenital syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Vural
Mehmet
M
Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ilikkan
Barbaros
B
Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey. vuralm@istanbul.edu.tr.
Polat
Erdal
E
Department of Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
Demir
Tevfik
T
Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
Perk
Yildiz
Y
Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000382:microbiology*; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications*; D014421:Turkey