Congenital syphilis presenting as fulminant early-onset sepsis

Mayur Sureshbhai Shah; Apexa Prakash Jain; Ashutoshsingh N Rathod; Harshita P Jain; Dhrumika N Sheth; Shruchi Bhargava

doi:10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_5_22

Congenital syphilis presenting as fulminant early-onset sepsis

Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2022 Jul-Dec;43(2):196-197. doi: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_5_22. Epub 2022 Nov 17.

Authors

Mayur Sureshbhai Shah¹, Apexa Prakash Jain², Ashutoshsingh N Rathod¹, Harshita P Jain¹, Dhrumika N Sheth¹, Shruchi Bhargava¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Smt. B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
² Department of Skin and VD, Smt. B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports