Reactive serology in pregnant women. Apropos of three cases

Authors

  • Meilyn Fernández Martori Policlínico Comunitario Colón Este Carlos J. Finlay. Matanzas.
  • Yoandra Seara Govea
  • Yisel Piña Rodríguez
  • Marlen Cabrera Corrales
  • Idania Pérez Peñalver

Keywords:

maternal syphilis, congenital syphilis, reactive serology, pregnant woman.

Abstract

Gestational syphilis is transmitted from mother to child via the placenta and the birth canal. It is diagnosed in the child at the moment of birth.  This hematogenous transmission of the treponema pallidum from the non-treated or inadequately treated pregnant woman to her new born child is called congenital syphilis. Preventing the maternal transmission of the syphilis to the fetus, or at least treating it in the uterus, is among the strategies of the Ministry of Public Health. To achieve this purpose serology should be carried out to the pregnant woman and her husband. The causes of a reactive serology might be different, but it is always necessary to thing of syphilis. Three cases of syphilis in pregnant women are presented and also their follow-up in a health area.

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Author Biography

Meilyn Fernández Martori, Policlínico Comunitario Colón Este Carlos J. Finlay. Matanzas.

Departamento Consulta Externa. Especialista de 1er grado en Dermatología. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas.Diplomado en Dermatoscopía. Profesor Asistente.Investigador agregado

Published

2017-06-06

How to Cite

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Fernández Martori M, Seara Govea Y, Piña Rodríguez Y, Cabrera Corrales M, Pérez Peñalver I. Reactive serology in pregnant women. Apropos of three cases. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 6 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];39(3):567-76. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/2020

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Presentation of cases

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