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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2009;52(6):710-712. Published online June 15, 2009.

A case of congenital syphilis mistaken for possible child abuse

Soon Ju SJ Kim¹, Seung Woo SW Lee¹, Jung Woo JW Rhim¹, You Sook YS Youn¹, Jun Sung JS Lee¹, Kyung Yil KY Lee¹, Ja Young JY Hwang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Ja Young JY Hwang ,Email: HJY@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

We describe the case of a 4-month-old male infant diagnosed with early congenital syphilis during evaluation of a left distal humerus fracture. This report emphasizes the importance of screening for syphilis among pregnant women and newborns, and is a reminder of the continued existence of congenital syphilis.

Keywords :Congenital syphilis, Periostitis, Child abuse