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

ABSTRACT 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 les...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Danielle Machado Pagani, Fernanda Brandão Pacheco, Natália Andressa Buss Venier, Isadora da Luz Silva, Giselda Kipper Richter, Laura Luzzatto, Maria Lúcia Scroferneker
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2021
Subjects:
Syphilis
Cutaneous syphilis
Rash
Treponema pallidum
Infection
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202163068
https://doaj.org/article/e420f9a293ed4d36a35bda5ce6800fcb
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Summary:ABSTRACT 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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