Syphilis Resurrected: Case Series of Palmoplantar Secondary Syphilis.
acral lesions
atypical syphilis
cutaneous syphilis
sexually transmitted infection (sti)
vdrl
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted:
12
10
2023
medline:
29
11
2023
pubmed:
29
11
2023
entrez:
29
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Introduction Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum which has protean manifestations. The cutaneous presentation of syphilis can mimic many dermatologic conditions. Materials & methods With an aim to describe palmoplantar involvement in syphilis, a retrospective study of case series was done with 11 patients having palmoplantar skin lesions in syphilis within a period of two years. Only serologically confirmed cases were included. Results The prevalence of palmoplantar involvement in syphilis was 47.85% and all of them except one patient (congenital syphilis) were secondary syphilis. A major proportion of cases (72.8%) studied had no history or presentation of genital lesions. Biett's collar which is an indicator of palmoplantar syphilis was seen only in 45.5% of the cases. Conclusion The clinicians must be aware that palmoplantar skin lesions might be the only clinical presentation of syphilis and a high index of suspicion is needed to correctly diagnose and treat the condition in such a setting.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38021536
doi: 10.7759/cureus.46926
pmc: PMC10640652
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e46926Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Muna et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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