Case Report: A Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis-Too Many Missed Opportunities

Sarah Khafaja; Yolla Youssef; Nidale Darjani; Nour Youssef; Captain Mohammad Fattah; Rima Hanna-Wakim

doi:10.3389/fped.2020.499534

Case Report: A Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis-Too Many Missed Opportunities

Front Pediatr. 2021 Jan 20:8:499534. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.499534. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Sarah Khafaja¹, Yolla Youssef^{1

2

3}, Nidale Darjani¹, Nour Youssef^{1

2

3}, Captain Mohammad Fattah⁴, Rima Hanna-Wakim^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
² Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁴ Military Hospital, Badaro, Beirut, Lebanon.

Abstract

Congenital syphilis remains a significant public health problem nowadays. We describe the presentation of an infant with a delayed diagnosis of congenital syphilis, with a negative initial non-treponemal test. Our aim is to shed light on the incidence of missed prevention, the importance of awareness, maternal screening, and early diagnosis.

Keywords: awareness; congenital syphilis; delayed diagnosis; maternal screening; prevention.

Publication types

Case Reports