Congenital Syphilis: A Case Report Demonstrating Missed Opportunities for Screening and Inadequate Treatment Despite Multiple Health Care Encounters During Pregnancy

Acasia Fukuda; Alan R Katz; Ina U Park; Alan Y Komeya; Ann Chang; Natascha Ching; Juval E Tomas; Glenn M Wasserman

doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001352

Congenital Syphilis: A Case Report Demonstrating Missed Opportunities for Screening and Inadequate Treatment Despite Multiple Health Care Encounters During Pregnancy

Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Sep 1;48(9):e124-e125. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001352.

Authors

Acasia Fukuda¹, Alan R Katz, Ina U Park², Alan Y Komeya¹, Ann Chang³, Natascha Ching³, Juval E Tomas¹, Glenn M Wasserman

Affiliations

¹ From the Hawaii Department of Health.
² University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
³ John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.

PMID: 34110747
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001352

Abstract

A case of congenital syphilis due to multiple missed opportunities, highlights the challenges of treating syphilis during pregnancy. Although cases are increasing in the United States, congenital syphilis, a disease with devastating consequences, is preventable.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / drug therapy
Prenatal Care
Syphilis* / diagnosis
Syphilis* / drug therapy
Syphilis, Congenital* / diagnosis
Syphilis, Congenital* / drug therapy
United States