Berrón-Ruiz A, Galicia-Flores L, Monzoy-Ventre MA

Language: Spanish
References: 13
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ABSTRACT

The case of a congenital syphilis in a newborn is presented. The prevalence rate of this disease is around 5 to 100,000 neonates and 60% of them are asymptomatic. There is two clinical forms: early and late. The case here presented is an early case with the characteristic dermatological lesions in neonates. The treatment was a successful and after there was not any complications.

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