Hydrops fetalis caused by congenital syphilis: an ancient disease?
Autor/a
Ramis Fernández, Sofía Martina
Alsina-Casanova, Miguel
Herranz-Barbero, Ana
Borràs-Novell, Cristina
Salvia-Roges, Dolors
Data de publicació
2019ISSN
0956-4624
Resum
Syphilis is currently an emerging health problem, especially in high-income countries. Infection rates have increased significantly in European countries such as the United Kingdom and Spain in the last 20 years. As a result we are now seeing an increase in maternal infection, acquired during pregnancy, with a high risk of transmission to the developing fetus, which is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. Although the Spanish incidence of congenital syphilis is below the World Health Organization (WHO) elimination threshold (50/100,000) and health measures recommended by WHO have been achieved, congenital syphilis is still a social and public health problem. Antenatal care follow-up protocols are sometimes not accurate enough to uncover the infection during pregnancy and therefore to avoid consequences in the newborn. Infection during pregnancy may be missed if it occurs after the screening period. We report a case of severe congenital syphilis in order to emphasize that in the 21st century, fetal infection still occurs in developed countries, although it is easily preventable and treatable.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
61 - Medicina
Paraules clau
Pediatría
Pediatrics
Pàgines
3
Publicat per
Sage Journals
Col·lecció
30; 14
Publicat a
International Journal of STD & AIDS
Citació
Ramis Fernández, Sofía Martina; Alsina-Casanova, Miguel; Herranz-Barbero, Ana [et al.]. Hydrops fetalis caused by congenital syphilis: an ancient disease? International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2019, 30(14), p. 1436-1439. Disponible en: <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956462419876487>. Fecha de acceso: 7 feb. 2024. DOI: 10.1177/0956462419876487
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