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
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2021
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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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author Pagani, Danielle Machado
Pacheco, Fernanda Brandão
Venier, Natália Andressa Buss
Silva, Isadora da Luz
Richter, Giselda Kipper
Luzzatto, Laura
Scroferneker, Maria Lúcia
author_facet Pagani, Danielle Machado
Pacheco, Fernanda Brandão
Venier, Natália Andressa Buss
Silva, Isadora da Luz
Richter, Giselda Kipper
Luzzatto, Laura
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description 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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spelling pubmed-84288792021-09-16 Atypical presentation of secondary syphilis: annular lesions in an elderly patient Pagani, Danielle Machado Pacheco, Fernanda Brandão Venier, Natália Andressa Buss Silva, Isadora da Luz Richter, Giselda Kipper Luzzatto, Laura Scroferneker, Maria Lúcia Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Case Report 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. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2021-09-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8428879/ /pubmed/34495265 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163068 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Richter, Giselda Kipper
Luzzatto, Laura
Scroferneker, Maria Lúcia
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title_short Atypical presentation of secondary syphilis: annular lesions in an elderly patient
title_sort atypical presentation of secondary syphilis: annular lesions in an elderly patient
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428879/
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