Granulomatous secondary syphilis: When to maintain a high index of suspicion?

J Cutan Pathol. 2024 Nov;51(11):866-867. doi: 10.1111/cup.14702. Epub 2024 Aug 14.

Authors

Monia Di Prete¹, Alessandra Latini², Viviana Lora³, Fulvia Pimpinelli⁴, Carlo Cota¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatopathology Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
² STI/HIV Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
³ Clinical Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 39140192
DOI: 10.1111/cup.14702

No abstract available

Keywords: granulomatous syphilis; prozone phenomenon; treponema pallidum staining.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comment

MeSH terms

Adult
Granuloma / diagnosis
Granuloma / microbiology
Granuloma / pathology
Humans
Male
Syphilis* / diagnosis
Syphilis* / pathology
Treponema pallidum / isolation & purification

Supplementary concepts

Syphilis, secondary