Sarcoidal reaction of the skin in syphilis.

Singh, RR; kaur, Dr Manpreet; Parameswaran, Madhangi

doi:10.1136/sti.47.3.209

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“…In literature review, there are several reports of cases of secondary or tertiary syphilis mimicking sarcoidosis including non-intracranial lesion 3 , 7 , 13 , 15) . Although there are various diseases included in differential diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis, neurosyphilis should be included in a differential diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis, particularly in patients with a history of syphilis.…”

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Solitary Cavernous Sinus Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Neurosyphilis

Kim

Cho

et al. 2014

J Korean Neurosurg Soc

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A differential diagnosis between neurosarcoidosis and neurosyphilis is particularly problematic in patients with a positive serologic result for syphilis. We report here a patient with a solitary cavernous sinus sarcoidosis who had a history of syphilis and showed rapidly progressing cavernous sinus syndrome. A transsphenoidal biopsy was performed and a histopathologic examination revealed a non-caseating granuloma with an asteroid body. His facial pain disappeared after steroid therapy. He received oral prednisolone for one year. A follow-up magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed resolution of the mass over the cavernous sinus. Particularly in patients with a history of syphilis, neurosyphilis should be included in a differential diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis.

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