Congenital syphilis presenting with nephrotic syndrome and leucocytoclastic vasculitis


Cam H., Taytan Y., Aji D., Bilgi Z., Aydemir E., Demirkesen C.

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.484-486, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Nephrotic syndrome is a well-recognized entity in congenital syphilis but leucocytoclastic vasculitis has not yet been described. We report a case of nephrotic syndrome and leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with congenital syphilis in a 45-day-old male infant who did well after treatment with intravenous penicillin.