Noduloulcerative syphilis / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 217-220, 1992.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-18163
ABSTRACT
A 26-year-old female presented herself to our clinic due to noduloulcerative lesions of one month duration on her face and trunk with accompaning headache and mild fever. In family history, her husband was reported to have a history of chaner. On physical examinat.ion, rice sized eythematous papules and bean sized nodules with central ulceration were seen on the face and trunk. VDRL was 131 positive. A skin biopsy iif a noduloulcerative lesion showed ulceration, vascular dilatation with fibrinoid changes and perivascular inflarnmatory cellu infilt.rations, especially plasma cells. Immunoperoxidase stain showed T. pallidum at the epidermis and papillary dermis. The diagnsis was made asecondary syphilis with unusual clinical presentation as noduloucerative skin lesions. The skin lesions completely disappeared one month after treatment with injection of benzathine pelnicillin G 2.4 million unit intramuscularly weekly for three times.
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Main subject:
Plasma Cells
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Skin
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Ulcer
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Biopsy
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Syphilis
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Spouses
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Dermis
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Dilatation
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Epidermis
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Fever
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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