2017
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201759074
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Abstract: Leucoderma syphiliticum (LS), originally described as syphilide pigmentaire, encompasses a spectrum of dyschromic lesions that emerge during the course of secondary syphilis. Very few case reports are available in modern biomedical databases. We present the case of a 57-year-old HIV-infected male patient who presented with several round to oval, non-scaling, slightly raised and well-demarcated hypochromic lesions scattered over the trunk, abdomen, dorsum, and arms. Prior non-treponemal tests were negative for … Show more

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“…Isolated alopecia is very rare in secondary syphilis and appears as a noncicatricial hair loss which can occasionally affect areas other than the scalp and mimic the course of alopecia areata [10, 11]. Leukoderma syphiliticum, also known as syphilitic vitiligo, manifests by hypopigmented patches usually localized on the neck, face, and extremities [12].…”
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“…Isolated alopecia is very rare in secondary syphilis and appears as a noncicatricial hair loss which can occasionally affect areas other than the scalp and mimic the course of alopecia areata [10, 11]. Leukoderma syphiliticum, also known as syphilitic vitiligo, manifests by hypopigmented patches usually localized on the neck, face, and extremities [12].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The pathogenesis of both leukoderma syphilitcum and syphilitic alopecia is based on the immune response to Treponema pallidum . As a result, loss of terminal hairs, stoppage of the hair cycle, and hair bending with resulting empty hair follicles and broken hairs are seen in syphilitic alopecia, while the loss of melanin in the epidermis takes place in leukoderma syphiliticum [12, 13]. Trichoscopy in syphilitic alopecia shows no typical features of alopecia areata such as exclamation mark hairs (shown in Fig.…”
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“…Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease with a triphasic natural history that significantly increases susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. [ 1 ] Known as “the great imitator,” the clinical presentation of secondary syphilis is variable, and its morphology may be atypical in patients co-infected with HIV. [ 2 3 ] To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an arthropod bite-like eruption due to secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient.…”
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confidence: 99%