Vural Mehmet, Ilikkan Barbaros, Polat Erdal, Demir Tevfik, Perk Yildiz
Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
Eur J Pediatr. 2003 Mar;162(3):197-199. doi: 10.1007/s00431-002-1117-3. Epub 2003 Jan 16.
Although the rate of congenital syphilis is declining in Western Europe and in the USA, a significant increase is observed in the developing countries. In this contribution, a newborn with cutaneous manifestations of congenital syphilis is presented.
Pediatricians should be attentive when confronted with vesiculobullous skin lesions in a newborn, and congenital syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
尽管西欧和美国先天性梅毒的发病率在下降，但在发展中国家却显著上升。本文报告了一名有先天性梅毒皮肤表现的新生儿。
儿科医生在面对新生儿的水疱性皮肤损害时应保持警惕，在鉴别诊断中应考虑先天性梅毒。
