The classic chancre of primary syphilis is painless and frequently
neglected. We present a 20-year-old male complaining of red, tender,
enlarging, skin lesions on the forehead, left nose, and left forearm for
almost 2 months with systemic symptoms of secondary syphilis,
granulomatous type.
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