Open AccessDermoscopic clues in the skin lesions of secondary syphilis
Author(s) -
Mathur Mahesh,
Acharya Prakash,
Karki Alina,
Shah Jyoti,
KC Nisha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1999
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , dermatology , secondary syphilis , skin lesion , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology
Key Clinical Message Secondary syphilis may have a varied clinical presentation and might pose a diagnostic difficulty when a typical history is absent. We describe the dermoscopic clues of the skin lesions at different stages of the disease which could culminate to a proper diagnosis.