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Secondary Syphilis Mimicking Borderline (BL) Leprosy
Author(s) -
Sehgal Virendra N.,
Lal Sardari,
Jain Sanjiv,
Bhattacharya Sambit N.,
Thappa Devender M.,
Logani Kulbhusham B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1993.tb03839.x
Subject(s) - leprosy , syphilis , lepromatous leprosy , medicine , dermatology , epidemiology , immunology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
A young woman with syphilids resembling borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy is being described. This is yet another addition to its already well‐documented manifestations. The high prevalence of leprosy and syphilis augments the epidemiological significance of the case.