Atypical presentation of secondary syphilis: annular lesions in an elderly patient

Syphilis is a chronic bacterial sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Different age groups are affected by heterogeneous clinical forms of the disease. We report a case of atypical secondary syphilis in an elderly patient with diffuse annular erythematous lesions on t...

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Autores principales: Pagani, Danielle Machado, Pacheco, Fernanda Brandão, Venier, Natália Andressa Buss, Silva, Isadora da Luz, Richter, Giselda Kipper, Luzzatto, Laura, Scroferneker, Maria Lúcia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34495265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163068
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Sumario:Syphilis is a chronic bacterial sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Different age groups are affected by heterogeneous clinical forms of the disease. We report a case of atypical secondary syphilis in an elderly patient with diffuse annular erythematous lesions on the chest, back, upper and lower limbs diagnosed by histopathological, immunohistochemical and serological tests.

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