Atypical presentation of secondary syphilis: annular lesions in an elderly patient

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2021 Sep 3:63:e68. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202163068. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Syphilis is a chronic bacterial sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Different age groups are affected by heterogeneous clinical forms of the disease. We report a case of atypical secondary syphilis in an elderly patient with diffuse annular erythematous lesions on the chest, back, upper and lower limbs diagnosed by histopathological, immunohistochemical and serological tests.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Syphilis* / diagnosis
  • Treponema pallidum

Supplementary concepts

  • Syphilis, secondary