title: Visual Diagnosis: A 2-month-old Boy With an Unusual Rash.
abstract: Congenital syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of common newborn rashes, especially if the palms and soles are involved. As soon as the diagnosis is confirmed, a lumbar puncture should be performed to rule out neurosyphilis and intravenous antibiotics started pending confirmatory testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benza
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Department, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stankovic
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins