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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Muzi, Giulia
• Ferrara, Dolores
• Mamone, Rosanna
• D'Auria, Divina
• Ranucci, Giusy
• Quitadamo, Paolo
• Zeccolini, Massimo
• Parisi, Pasquale
• Esposito, Francesco

Titel

Ultrasound findings in early congenital syphilis: Two case reports and literature review

Ist Teil von

• Radiology case reports, 2024-05, Vol.19 (5), p.1859-1865

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Syphilis is caused by treponema pallidum. If untreated, or inadequately treated, during pregnancy, it can result in congenital syphilis (CS), which is classified as early and late. Early CS displays before 2 years of age. We herein describe 2 cases of early CS, whose clinical onset included liver failure, edema, organomegaly, and respiratory distress. We focus on liver, intestinal, and brain ultrasound (US) and other peculiar radiological findings. To date, there are no scientific data on intestinal and brain US findings in patients with early CS whereas data on abdominal US are scarce. Increasing knowledge about US findings in early CS could be useful to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to these patients.