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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul-Dec;43(2):196-197.
doi: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_5_22. Epub 2022 Nov 17.

Congenital syphilis presenting as fulminant early-onset sepsis

Mayur Sureshbhai Shah  1 , Apexa Prakash Jain  2 , Ashutoshsingh N Rathod  1 , Harshita P Jain  1 , Dhrumika N Sheth  1 , Shruchi Bhargava  1
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Case Reports

Congenital syphilis presenting as fulminant early-onset sepsis

Mayur Sureshbhai Shah et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2022 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

Congenital syphilis (CS) is a rare entity and one of the most well-known congenital infections. A case of early CS presenting with fulminant sepsis is reported. A high index of suspicion is needed by the clinician to diagnose and treat this potentially life-threatening disease.

Keywords: Congenital syphilis; penicillin; sepsis.

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Chest X-ray showing widening of the right border of the heart and widened mediastinum (arrow)
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X-ray bilateral lower limb with hip showing periostitis changes (arrow)
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