Seven years of undiagnosed syphilis: a missed opportunity for mother and child

We report the case of congenital syphilis diagnosed in a 7-year-old child after her 32-year-old mother was investigated for neurosyphilis. Our case illustrates the importance of antenatal syphilis screening and the need for a clear referral and management pathway for women with positive serology to ensure cases such as ours do not occur in the future.

Source: International Journal of STD and AIDS - October 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Oomeer, S., Alagaratnam, J., Lyall, H., Gurtin, D., Goldmeier, D. Tags: Case reports Source Type: research