Nodular tertiary syphilis in an immunocompetent patient

An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Jul-Aug;91(4):528-30. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163837.

Abstract

Acquired syphilis can be divided into primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages. About 25% of patients with untreated primary syphilis will develop late signs that generally occur after three to five years, with involvement of several organs. The authors present an immunocompetent female who developed a tertiary stage syphilis presenting with long-standing nodular plaques.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Epidermis / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Syphilis / immunology*
  • Syphilis / pathology*
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / immunology*
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Syphilis, tertiary