Syphilis d' emblee

Indian J Dermatol. 2012 Jul;57(4):296-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.97676.

Abstract

A 28-year-old male patient presented to Skin, V.D. and Leprosy outpatient with a single gray white plaque on the left side of the lower lip for last 8 months and multiple papulosquamous lesions all over the body for last 6 months. There was history of blood transfusion for anemia 1 year back. Histopathology of lip lesion and reactive VDRL and TPHA tests confirmed the diagnosis as syphilis. We report this rare case of Syphilis d' emblee.

Keywords: Blood transfusion; VDRL; syphilis d’ emblee.