Severe congenital syphilis as cause of unexpected prematurity: 2 case reports and recommended management

• Main Authors: Sofia Soares Baptista (Author), Inês Pereira Coelho (Author), Daniel Tiago (Author), Vera Santos (Author), Marta Soares (Author), Luisa Gaspar (Author), João Rosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Epidemiologic data suggest an increasing incidence of congenital syphilis (CS) in developed countries in recent years. Fetal infection by Treponema pallidum can cause a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including stillbirth and prematurity. The physician should always consider infections cau...