A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions
Once believed to be a rare disease in developed countries, recent data suggest that there is a surge in incidence of congenital syphilis in many developed countries. Diagnosis of congenital syphilis can be difficult because more than two-thirds of affected infants are asymptomatic at birth, and sign...
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| description | Once believed to be a rare disease in developed countries, recent data suggest that there is a surge in incidence of congenital syphilis in many developed countries. Diagnosis of congenital syphilis can be difficult because more than two-thirds of affected infants are asymptomatic at birth, and signs of symptomatic infants may be nonspecific or subtle. On top of this, some affected infants may have atypical presentations. Familiarity with the diverse presentations is essential to diagnosis. We report a 2-week-old male infant with congenital syphilis whose cutaneous manifestations included diffuse, erythematous keratoderma with desquamation and fissures on his hands and feet, multiple linear scaly fissures at the angles of his mouth, and onychauxis of the fingernails and toenails To our knowledge, diffuse, erythematous keratoderma of the hands and feet and thick nails have not been reported previously in congenital syphilis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-621780284ba549939b4842428e6bb6702025-02-03T05:51:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112018-01-01201810.1155/2018/17614541761454A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin EruptionsAlexander K. C. Leung0Kin Fon Leong1Joseph M. Lam2Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2M 0H5, CanadaPediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Department of Dermatology and Skin Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1K1, CanadaOnce believed to be a rare disease in developed countries, recent data suggest that there is a surge in incidence of congenital syphilis in many developed countries. Diagnosis of congenital syphilis can be difficult because more than two-thirds of affected infants are asymptomatic at birth, and signs of symptomatic infants may be nonspecific or subtle. On top of this, some affected infants may have atypical presentations. Familiarity with the diverse presentations is essential to diagnosis. We report a 2-week-old male infant with congenital syphilis whose cutaneous manifestations included diffuse, erythematous keratoderma with desquamation and fissures on his hands and feet, multiple linear scaly fissures at the angles of his mouth, and onychauxis of the fingernails and toenails To our knowledge, diffuse, erythematous keratoderma of the hands and feet and thick nails have not been reported previously in congenital syphilis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1761454 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander K. C. Leung Kin Fon Leong Joseph M. Lam A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions |
| title_full | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions |
| title_short | A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions |
| title_sort | case of congenital syphilis presenting with unusual skin eruptions |
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