Dermatol. praxi. 2021;15(3):164-166 | DOI: 10.36290/der.2021.032

Early congenital syphilis and importance of STD detection during pregnancy

MUDr. Adriana Kratinová
Kožní oddělení Masarykovy nemocnice v Ústí nad Labem, Krajská zdravotní, a. s.

Syphilis congenita recens (early congenital syphilis) is a rare form of syphilis caused by transmission of the spirochete Treponema pallidum from the mother to the fetus after the placenta is developed, e.g. after the 4th month of pregnancy. Approximately 60 to 90 percent of live-born neonates with congenital syphilis are asymptomatic at birth. The presence of signs at birth depends upon the timing of intrauterine infection and treatment. Clinical manifestations ranging from papulopustulosa or vesiculobullous rash, skin and mucous membrane gummas, osteochondritis syphilitica, anemia, hepatitis, and hepatosplenomegaly. Clinical signs can develop up to the age of two. This article presents a case report of a child with early congenital syphilis in which the diagnosis was made at the child's age of 9 months.

Keywords: syphilis congenita recens, syphilis serology in pregnancy.

Published: October 7, 2021  Show citation

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