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Early malignant syphilis.

Yara Martins Ortigosa¹, Paulo Salomão Bendazzoli², Angela Marques Barbosa³

¹Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (Unesp) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia

|March 17, 2017

Summary

Early malignant syphilis, a severe syphilis variant, presents with suppurating lesions and systemic symptoms. This case study highlights a diabetic patient’s positive response to treatment for this rare condition.

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Area of Science:

Infectious Diseases
Dermatology
Syphilology

Background:

Early malignant syphilis is a rare and severe manifestation of secondary syphilis.
Clinical presentation includes suppurating lesions and significant systemic symptoms like fever and malaise.