A 39-year-old man presented with a three-month history of progressive hair loss on his
scalp. Five months earlier, he had a generalized rash that lasted for three weeks. He …

A 38-year-old man presented to the dermatology department with a 6-month history of
progressive hair loss without scalp pruritus or pain. The lesions were spread across the …

Alopecia syphilitica is an uncommon manifestation of secondary syphilis, occurring in only 4
percent of these individuals. It is non-inflammatory and non-cicatricial hair loss that can …

There has been a resurgence of syphilis in the last decade. Although alopecia is not a
common manifestation of the disease, the “moth-eaten” pattern is considered patognomonic …

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Alopecia can be one of the many symptoms of secondary syphilis and the clinical
presentations include essential syphilitic alopecia or symptomatic syphilitic alopecia. In this …

Syphilis is often referred to as “the great masquerader,” as it may present with a wide array
of clinical symptoms and may mimic a variety of other diseases making diagnosis …

There has been a resurgence of syphilis in the past decade. Uncommonly, diffuse hair loss,
termed essential alopecia, is the only sign of syphilitic infection. We describe two patients …

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, 1 a
“great mimic” in dermatology; it shows a variety of presentations indistinguishable from other …

Accepted: 21 April 2015/Published online: 1 May 2015© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
2015 large ulceration was observed on the mucosa of the hard palatine, as well as cervical …