Comparative study of newborns of Asian immigrant and Korean women

Park, Hee-ok; Lim, Jihye; Jin, Hyun-Seung; Shim, Jae Kun; Kim, Min-Hee; Kim, Chun-soo; Kim, Eun-ryoung; Kim, Seung-youn; Park, Sang-Kee; Lee, Jung-joo

doi:10.3345/kjp.2009.52.10.1119

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“…It has been inferred to be an anthropological change paralleling the rebound increase in CS incidence. Kang et al ( 8 ) revealed that about 20% of serologically positive mothers are foreign-born immigrants, and Park et al ( 16 ) also reported that CS was significantly higher among immigrant mothers. Immigrant mothers may have a low socioeconomic background and may not have access to prenatal care, thus, increasing incidence of CS in immigrant mothers could be related to failure of prenatal care delivery systems ( 9 16 17 ).…”

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“…Kang et al ( 8 ) revealed that about 20% of serologically positive mothers are foreign-born immigrants, and Park et al ( 16 ) also reported that CS was significantly higher among immigrant mothers. Immigrant mothers may have a low socioeconomic background and may not have access to prenatal care, thus, increasing incidence of CS in immigrant mothers could be related to failure of prenatal care delivery systems ( 9 16 17 ). A rising trend in the incidence of syphilis and CS has also been observed in other Asian and Western countries ( 1 2 18 19 20 ).…”

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Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Only Nephrotic Syndrome: Reemergence of a Forgotten Disease

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Syphilis infection has re-emerged after years of declining incidence. The prevalence of congenital syphilis (CS) has increased in Korea and other countries during the last few decades. Untreated infants develop symptoms such as rhinorrhea, anemia, jaundice, cutaneous lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, and pseudoparalysis within weeks or months. Significant renal disease is uncommon in CS, and clinical renal involvement varies from mild transient proteinuria to frank nephrosis. We report a 2-month-old infant with CS who presented with only nephrotic syndrome (NS). The previously healthy infant presented with NS and showed no other syphilitic manifestations. Remission of the NS was achieved with adequate penicillin treatment. No recurrence of proteinuria was observed during the 1 year of follow-up. Although rare, this long forgotten disease continues to affect pregnant women, resulting in prenatal or postnatal mortality. We still consider the possibility of syphilitic nephropathy and therefore serologic testing for congenital NS.

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Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Only Nephrotic Syndrome: Reemergence of a Forgotten Disease

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“…Considering that 20% of the present infants with presumptive CS were born to immigrants, the increasing incidence could be related to the increasing prevalence of international marriage in Korea. Park et al also reported that the incidence of CS had gradually increased from 2000 to 2007 and was more frequent in infants born to immigrant mothers . According to a multicultural family health care survey in 2009, 10.6% of families were not able to use medical institutions despite the need for medical care, due to high cost or difficulty in communication.…”

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“…Park et al also reported that the incidence of CS had gradually increased from 2000 to 2007 and was more frequent in infants born to immigrant mothers. 17 According to a multicultural family health care survey in 2009, 10.6% of families were not able to use medical institutions despite the need for medical care, due to high cost or difficulty in communication. Insufficient prenatal care and increased number of syphilis cases both have the potential to affect increases in CS.…”

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Recent change in congenital syphilis in Korea: Retrospective 10 year study

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Choi³

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“…Various national support projects for multiracial families are under way, and research is actively pursued 4,5) . However, comparative studies on the characteristics of multiracial newborn infants and their parents, and their annual trends, are still rare and limited to regional data 6) .…”

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