Papulonodular secondary syphilis: a rare clinic presentation confirmed by serologic and histologic exams

Papulonodular secondary syphilis: a rare clinic presentation confirmed by serologic and histologic exams

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum and divided into three stages according to the duration of the disease: primary, secondary and tertiary. Secondary syphilis has diverse clinical presentations, such as papular-nodular lesions. This presentation is rare, with 15...

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Published in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 205 - 207
Main Authors: Veasey, John Verrinder, Lellis, Rute Facchini, Boin, Maria Fernanda Feitosa de Camargo, Porto, Pedro Loureiro, Chen, Jessica Chia Sin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01-04-2016
Subjects:
Biopsy
DERMATOLOGY
Dermatopathology
Histology
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Middle Aged
Penis - pathology
Serologic Tests
Skin - pathology
Syphilis
Syphilis - pathology
Syphilis, cutaneous
Syphilis, Cutaneous - pathology
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
Treponemal infections
Treponemal infections
Histology
Syphilis, cutaneous
Syphilis
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
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Summary:Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum and divided into three stages according to the duration of the disease: primary, secondary and tertiary. Secondary syphilis has diverse clinical presentations, such as papular-nodular lesions. This presentation is rare, with 15 cases reported in the literature over the past 20 years. We report a case of secondary syphilis with papular-nodular lesions in a healthy 63-year-old patient, who has presented treponema in immunohistochemical examination of the skin lesions.
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ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163958