Congenital syphilis, case report and epidemiologic features in Spain.
Congenital syphilis (CS) is a preventable disease. Nevertheless, since the year 2000, there has been an upward trend in incidence in Spain, similar to what has occurred in other European countries. We present a case of early congenital syphilis showing the classical features of the disease, in which skin lesions gave the clue that led to the diagnosis.
Sendagorta
Elena
E
La Paz Universitary Hospital, Dermatology, Spain. elenasendagorta@hotmail.com
De Lucas
Raúl
R
Rodriguez
Marta Feito
MF
Ramirez
Paloma
P
Gonzalez-Beato
María
M
Corral
Dolores
D
De José
María Isabel
MI
D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010522:Periostitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D010406:Penicillins