title: A premature newborn with vesiculobullous skin lesions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey. vuralm@istanbul.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Barbaros
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ilikkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yildiz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Perk
mesh_terms: 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