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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 192-193 |
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Alopecia syphilitica
Hsiu-Hui Chiu1, Chieh-Shan Wu2
1 Department of Dermatology, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan
2 Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital; Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
Chieh-Shan Wu
No. 386, Dazhong 1st Rd., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung City 81362
Taiwan
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DOI: 10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_92_16
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Alopecia syphilitica is a less common manifestation of secondary syphilis. It could present with other mucocutaneous symptoms of secondary syphilis or rarely present as the only symptom of secondary syphilis, the so-called “essential syphilitic alopecia.” Herein, we present a case of essential syphilitic alopecia to remind physicians, especially for sexually active patients.
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