Congenital syphilis: an emerging emergency also in Brazil
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[Congenital syphilis: an emerging emergency also in Brazil]
OBJECTIVE: To highlight to the fact that some newborns are not identified as having congenital syphilis, and will present to an emergency room within a few months with a severe disease. METHOD: Review of the charts concerning 3 patients with congenital syphilis, as well as review of the literature using Medline and Lilacs databases, covering the period from 1988 to 1999. RESULTS: We describe th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.96