Nodular secondary syphilis simulating lepromatous leprosy | Zendy

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Nodular secondary syphilis simulating lepromatous leprosy

Author(s) -

Kathryn Dupnik,

Milena Maria Costa Martins,

Ana Teresa Da Silva Souza,

Selma M. B. Jerônimo,

Maurício Lisboa Nobre

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

leprosy review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2162-8807

pISSN - 0305-7518

DOI - 10.47276/lr.83.4.389

Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , lepromatous leprosy , syphilis , dermatology , secondary syphilis , treponematosis , immunology , sexually transmitted disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)

There are diverse skin manifestations of both leprosy and syphilis. These diseases can appear similar to many other dermatologic conditions as well as to systemic diseases with dermatologic signs. Nodular syphilis is an uncommon type of secondary syphilis. We present here a person from a leprosy-endemic area with diffuse nodular skin lesions of secondary syphilis who was initially suspected of having lepromatous leprosy.

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