title: Congenital syphilis, still a reality.
abstract: Congenital syphilis is a potentially serious pathology affecting newborns of infected mothers. Even one case of congenital syphilis is a sentinel public health event, since timely diagnosis and treatment of syphilis infected pregnant woman should prevent transmission almost entirely. Here, we are reporting a case of early symptomatic congenital syphilis presented with severe desquamating papulosquamous lesions over multiple body parts along with erosive lesions around oral cavity and nostrils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and VD, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Rita V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Vora
keywords: Congenital syphilis; treponema pallidum; venereal disease research laboratory
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