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Tertiary syphilis of the face
G Chung1, G R Kantor, S Whipple
1Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|May 1, 1991
Abstract:
We report a case of noduloulcerative tertiary syphilis that had gone misdiagnosed as discoid lupus erythematosus for many years. This case is noteworthy for (1) a Jarisch-Herxheimer-like reaction, (2) a dramatic response to penicillin therapy despite the presence of long-standing disease, and (3) posttreatment granulomas of possible hypersensitivity origin.