DOI: 10.12890/2023_003712

Malignant Syphilis: A Rare Case of Early Secondary Syphilis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Authors

  • Ramiro Sá Lopes Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • Ana Sara Monteiro Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • Rosário Saez Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • Carlos Candeias Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • Catarina Mendonça Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal

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Keywords

Early secondary syphilis, skin lesions, immunocompetent

Abstract

Early malignant syphilis is an uncommon form of secondary syphilis and characterized by pleomorphic multiple round-to-oval papules, some with necrosis, and associated with systemic signs and symptoms. Usually seen in immunosuppressed patients, mainly those infected with HIV, it can also be observed in immunocompetent patients.
We report a case in a young healthy woman with the characteristic features of the disease and with favourable skin lesion evolution after appropriate treatment with penicillin.

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Published

2023-02-03

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023)

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Sá Lopes R, Monteiro AS, Saez R, Candeias C, Mendonça C. Malignant Syphilis: A Rare Case of Early Secondary Syphilis in an Immunocompetent Patient. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 3 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];10(1). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3712

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