title: [Congenital syphilis: a case report].
abstract: Syphilis is a re-emerging infectious disease in Western Europe. Congenital syphilis is a potentially serious pathology affecting newborns of infected mothers. This disease is easily curable by a simple antibiotic treatment. Because of systematic antenatal screening it should no longer exist in industrialized countries. Nevertheless, we report a case of a six-week-old infant with a delayed diagnosis of congenital syphilis. Physicians, especially gynaecologists, obstetricians and paediatricians, have to be vigilant in order to allow for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of congenital syphilis.
authors.affiliation: Fondation LENVAL-Hôpital pour Enfants, 57 avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lasfargue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thümmler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perelman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Ricaud
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine