title: Seven years of undiagnosed syphilis: a missed opportunity for mother and child.
abstract: We report the case of congenital syphilis diagnosed in a 7-year-old child after her 32-year-old mother was investigated for neurosyphilis. Our case illustrates the importance of antenatal syphilis screening and the need for a clear referral and management pathway for women with positive serology to ensure cases such as ours do not occur in the future.
authors.affiliation: Imperial NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK Soonita.oomeer@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Soonita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oomeer
authors.affiliation: Imperial NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jasmini
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alagaratnam
authors.affiliation: Imperial NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Hermione
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lyall
authors.affiliation: Homerton University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gurtin
authors.affiliation: Imperial NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldmeier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G
keywords: Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; congenital syphilis; diagnosis; prevention; screening; sexually transmitted infection; women