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- Title
A unique presentation of papulonodular secondary syphilis in an elderly patient.
- Authors
Correia, Catarina; Mendes, Rita; Sanches, Maria; Fernandes, Sónia; Soares‐Almeida, Luís; Borges‐Costa, João; Filipe, Paulo
- Abstract
As such, and considering that the disease duration was unknown, three doses were administered.1-3 Herein, we present a unique case of nodular syphilis in an 83-year-old immunocompetent patient. Negative immunochemistry studies can occur due to longstanding secondary syphilis or previous antibiotic treatment regimens.1,5 Gold-standard treatment for secondary syphilis consists in a single intramuscular injection of PB. GLO:DIF/01aug21:ijd15548-fig-0001.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): 1 Secondary syphilis, clinical picture: (a,b) Multiple violaceous to brown-colored, well-delimited scaly coalescent nodules, papules, and patches, along with erosions on the legs;.
- Subjects
SYPHILIS; OLDER patients; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2021, Vol 60, Issue 8, pe304
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.15548