Secondary syphilis in a 14-month-old girl and child-to-mother transmission

Syphilis cases in childhood are usually associated with congenital transmission. Acquired transmission is uncommon, and primarily related to sexual abuse or close contact/nursing with infected family members. We here describe a case of syphilis in a 14-month-old girl resulting from intrafamilial inf...

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Published in:IDCases 2023-01, Vol.31, p.e01713, Article e01713
Main Authors: Regueme, Alexandre, Lesueur, Amélie, Catteau, Benoît, Tillard, Célia, Wacrenier, Agnès, Cartier, Noémie, Lazrek, Mouna, Guigon, Aurélie, Hober, Didier, Alidjinou, Enagnon Kazali
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Summary:Syphilis cases in childhood are usually associated with congenital transmission. Acquired transmission is uncommon, and primarily related to sexual abuse or close contact/nursing with infected family members. We here describe a case of syphilis in a 14-month-old girl resulting from intrafamilial infection, with a subsequent transmission to her mother.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509