Nodular tertiary syphilis in an immunocompetent patient

Acquired syphilis can be divided into primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages. About 25% of patients with untreated primary syphilis will develop late signs that generally occur after three to five years, with involvement of several organs. The authors present an immunocompetent female who d...

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Autores principales: Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano, de Brito, Arival Cardoso, Nascimento, Bianca Angelina Macêdodo, Carvalho, Alessandra Haber, Drago, Marion Guimarães
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163837
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Sumario:Acquired syphilis can be divided into primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages. About 25% of patients with untreated primary syphilis will develop late signs that generally occur after three to five years, with involvement of several organs. The authors present an immunocompetent female who developed a tertiary stage syphilis presenting with long-standing nodular plaques.

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