KMID : 0605820140210010065
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Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2014 Volume.21 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.70
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Congenital Syphilis: An Uncommon Cause of Gross Hematuria, Skin Rash, and Pneumonia
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Shim Sun-Hee
Kim Ju-Young Lee Eu-Kyoung Bang Kyong-Won Cho Kyoung-Soon Lee Ju-Young Suh Jin-Soon Bin Joong-Hyun Kim Hyun-Hee Lee Won-Bae
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Abstract
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Although congenital syphilis can be prevented with prenatal screening, the disease remains problematic. Currently, there are no cases that describe hematuria and pneumonia related to congenital syphilis. We report a case of congenital syphilis that involved nephrotic syndrome and pneumonia alba in a 22-day-old male infant whose mother did not receive adequate prenatal care. The congenital syphilis diagnosis was confirmed with a serologic test and the patient recovered with penicillin treatment. Clinical findings may be subtle in neonates and delayed recognition occurs frequently, thus complete prenatal screening is critical for congenital syphilis prevention. Immediate serologic testing should be performed to obtain a differential diagnosis if an infant is delivered by a mother that has not received appropriate prenatal examinations.
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KEYWORD
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Congenital syphilis, Nephrotic syndrome, Pneumonia, Hematuria
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