Diagnostic uncertainties in congenital syphilis: A case report
Congenital syphilis is a forgotten disease, and often misdiagnosed. It can present with a myriad of clinical features, mimicking various other conditions therefore posing difficulty in diagnosis. Patient may be born preterm with low birth weight, failure to thrive with hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytosis. It is a treatable condition, commonly treated with penicillin or ceftriaxone.
Authors
- Niharika Khanal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-6173)
- Newton Ashish Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6147-4942)
- Vivek Karn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6080-7277)
- Srijana Basnet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3861-0037)
- Jasmine Shakya
- Sunita Tamang
- Daman Raj Paudel
Institutions
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9406
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00