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Cureus
November 2023
Public Health Sciences, Xavier University School of Medicine, Miami, USA.
Syphilis is a bacterial disease caused by Treponema pallidum and is sexually transmitted via vaginal, anogenital, or orogenital contact. Vertical transmission between mother and unborn child is also possible, but transmission via skin-to-skin or blood contact is rare. The objective of this case is to highlight this rare ocular manifestation of syphilis as it manifests as a multisystemic disease affecting many organ systems.
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May 2023
Dr. Swaby is from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Drs. Alia and Cardis are from the Department of Dermatology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
Curr Pediatr Rev
August 2024
Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
Background: Erythema infectiosum occurs worldwide. School-aged children are most often affected. Since the diagnosis is mainly clinical, physicians should be well-versed in the clinical manifestations of erythema infectiosum to avoid misdiagnosis, unnecessary investigations, and mismanagement of the disease.
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December 2022
Dermatology, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, SAU.
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