Moth-eaten alopecia: a sign of secondary syphilis

Qiao, Jianjun; Fang, Hong

doi:10.1503/cmaj.120229

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“…Die Alopezie klingt in der Regel innerhalb von 3 Monaten auch ohne Behandlung ab. Zu Erfahrungen mit der Dermatoskopie liegen keine Berichte vor [45,46,47,48,49]. …”

Section: Bakterielle Infektionenunclassified

Alopezien infolge von Medikamenten oder von anderen Haut- und systemischen Erkrankungen

Guzmán-Sánchez¹,

Asz-Sigall²

2016

Kompass Dermatol

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In diesem Kapitel werden die häufigsten Formen der Alopezie vorgestellt, die durch medikamentöse Therapien oder durch andere Hautkrankheiten und systemische Erkrankungen hervorgerufen werden können. Die folgenden Haarerkrankungen werden analysiert: das Telogeneffluvium (akut und chronisch); das Anageneffluvium; die follikulotrope Mycosis fungoides sowie Follikulitiden infolge von Bakterien, Pilzen, Parasiten, humanem Immundefizienzvirus, Lupus erythematodes und Sarkoidose. Dabei werden die Epidemiologie und Ätiologie, die klinische Manifestation und Diagnose sowie die aktuellen Therapien der einzelnen Krankheiten abgedeckt.

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“…Die Alopezie klingt in der Regel innerhalb von 3 Monaten auch ohne Behandlung ab. Zu Erfahrungen mit der Dermatoskopie liegen keine Berichte vor [45,46,47,48,49]. …”

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Alopezien infolge von Medikamenten oder von anderen Haut- und systemischen Erkrankungen

Guzmán-Sánchez¹,

Asz-Sigall²

2016

Kompass Dermatol

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“…Alopecia usually resolves within 3 months with or without treatment. Experience with dermoscopy has not been reported [45][46][47][48][49].…”

Section: Syphilismentioning

confidence: 99%

Alopecias Due to Drugs and Other Skin and Systemic Disorders

Guzmán-Sánchez¹,

Asz-Sigall²

2015

Alopecias - Practical Evaluation and Management

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In this chapter, we will discuss the most common alopecias due to drugs and other skin and systemic disorders. The following hair disorders will be analyzed: telogen effluvium (acute and chronic); anagen effluvium; folliculotropic mycosis fungoides; and folliculitis due to bacteria, fungi, parasites, human immunodeficiency virus disease, lupus erythematosus, and sarcoidosis. We will cover topics including the epidemiology, etiology, clinical picture, and diagnosis of and current treatments for each disease.

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“…Alopecia is an uncommon clinical manifestation of secondary syphilis, occurring in only 4% of cases, with an incidence of 2.9–11.2% . Hair loss is usually accompanied by other mucocutaneous manifestations, such as roseola and condylomatous lesions, and is very rarely the only symptom presented by the patient …”

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confidence: 99%

“…5 Hair loss is usually accompanied by other mucocutaneous manifestations, such as roseola and condylomatous lesions, and is very rarely the only symptom presented by the patient. 3,6 Case report alopecia of the eyebrows or "omnibus sign," which is the thinning or complete loss of the distal third of the eyebrows. Among these, the "moth-eaten" pattern is the most common and is considered a pathognomonic sign of secondary syphilis.…”

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“…Among these, the "moth-eaten" pattern is the most common and is considered a pathognomonic sign of secondary syphilis. 4,9 The laboratory diagnosis of syphilis is based on a positive nontreponemal serologic test and a positive treponemal serologic test. 10 The sensitivity of these tests is approximately 100% for secondary syphilis, and the specificity varies from 96 to 99% and 84 to 100%, respectively.…”

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