Congenital syphilis: remember to not forget
- Pediatrics Department, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
- Correspondence to Dr Roberta Onesimo, roberta_onesimo{at}yahoo.it
Description
A 2-month-old girl (born in Italy from Rumanian parents) was admitted to our paediatric emergency department because of fever and painful mobilisation of the left arm. Copper-red maculopapular lesions on face and hands were noted; the mother presented a similar lesion on the thumb of the right hand (figure 1). Palms and soles showed erythema and desquamation with dry scaling. Severe hepatosplenomegaly was present. X-ray was performed and epiphysial detachment of the left humerus was detected (figure 2 …
