title: Early diffuse alopecia in a neonate with congenital syphilis.
abstract: Neonatal alopecia has been described in many circumstances but never as a part of the constellation of signs in congenital syphilis. Common clinical features of early congenital syphilis include hepatosplenomegaly, skeletal deformities, hematologic disturbances, and mucocutaneous features such as rhinitis and maculopapular rash. Syphilitic alopecia has previously been described only in conjunction with secondary syphilis. In this article, we describe the first occurrence of alopecia in a neonate with congenital syphilis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Sujana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bushore
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*