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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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Early prenatal syphilis
Santosh Rathod, Bela Shah
Department of Dermatology, B. J. Medical College, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India
Correspondence Address:
Bela Shah
Room no.139, 1st floor, O.P.D. Building, Wing No. 3, Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.73259
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Syphilis in pregnancy still remains a challenge despite the availability of adequate diagnostic tests for serological screening and penicillin therapy. We report a case of 2 month old female infant who presented with runny nose, papulosquamous lesions over both palms and soles and perianal erosions since 1 month after birth. Cutaneous examination revealed moist eroded areas in the perianal region and fine scaly lesions over palms and soles. Radiograph of both upper limbs and limbs revealed early periosteal changes in lower end of humerus and lower end of tibia. Diagnosis of early pre-natal syphilis was confirmed by Child's Serum Rapid Plasma Reagin Antibody test [S.RPR] being positive with 1:64 dilution while that of mother was 1:8. |
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