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A premature newborn with vesiculobullous skin lesions
Mehmet Vural1, Barbaros Ilikkan2, Erdal Polat3
1Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey.
European Journal of Pediatrics
|March 26, 2003
Abstract
Unlabelled:
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.
Conclusion:
Pediatricians should be attentive when confronted with vesiculobullous skin lesions in a newborn, and congenital syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.