A menace to fraternity: Early congenital syphilis - A rare case report

Congenital syphilis (CS), once a forgotten disease, has now remerged. A 2-month-old male child presented with multiple discrete skin-colored papules over the trunk, back, bilateral lower limbs, and groin. He also had a deformity of bilateral lower limbs and a widening at the wrist. Radiological findings suggested syphilitic changes in long bones. Nontreponemal as well as treponemal tests were positive in the baby and both parents confirming the diagnosis of CS. The father had a history of multiple sex partners and untreated genital lesions in the past. The case emphasizes the importance of awareness regarding sexually transmitted infections and its timely treatment and judicious antenatal screening for the same.