Two Cases of Pneumonia Alba in Congenital Syphilis.
- Author:
Eui Jung ROH
1
;
Kyoung Sik HONG
;
Eun Hee CHUNG
;
Young Pyo CHANG
;
Young Seok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. ehchung@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital syphilis;
Pneumonia
- MeSH:
Fetus;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Lung;
Pneumonia;
Syphilis, Congenital
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2009;19(3):300-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital syphilis is a completely preventable disease, but it still occurs. It usually involves multiple organs, which may cause neurological or skeletal disabilities or death in the fetus or newborn. Although lung involvement is rare in congenital syphilis, we should consider pneumonia alba when respiratory symptoms or radiologic findings are abnormal. We first report herein two cases of pneumonia alba with high resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) findings.
