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Article: Early congenital syphilis with isolated bone involvement: a case report
- Article from:
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Mar/Apr 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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SUMMARY: Armangil D, Canpolat FE, Yigit S, Demir HA, Ceyhan M. Early congenital syphilis with isolated bone involvement: a case report. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 169-171.
Congenital syphilis is the oldest recognized congenital infection and still represents a serious healthcare problem in the 21st century. It is important to be fully informed regarding the early diagnosis and treatment of congenital syphilis to prevent its devastating complications leading to death. In this manuscript, we report a newborn infant with unusual clinical findings of congenital syphilis such as a non-fluctuant mass surrounding the left calf. She did not have any additional system involvement such as hepatic or ...