Case Report: A Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis—Too Many Missed Opportunities

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Nidale Darjani¹  Sarah Khafaja¹  Rima Hanna-Wakim²  Nour Youssef²  Yolla Youssef²  Captain Mohammad Fattah³ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;Military Hospital, Badaro, Beirut, Lebanon;

关键词: congenital syphilis;    delayed diagnosis;    awareness;    prevention;    maternal screening;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.499534

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Congenital syphilis remains a significant public health problem nowadays. We describe the presentation of an infant with a delayed diagnosis of congenital syphilis, with a negative initial non-treponemal test. Our aim is to shed light on the incidence of missed prevention, the importance of awareness, maternal screening, and early diagnosis.

【 授权许可】

CC BY