Syphilis of Scalp

Congenital Syphilis

Two cases of congenital syphilis was presented and few aspect of the disease and its treatment was discussed.

Multiple scalp nodules Case

A 45-year-old man presented with multiple ulcerated and erythematous nodules on his scalp. The first lesion appeared on his vertex as an erythematous plaque five years ago and there was gradual increase in size and number of the lesions ever since. He was otherwise healthy. Physical examination showed multiple erythematous nodules, some were crusted, on the vertex (Fig.1). No lymphadenopathy wa...

Syphilis and Pseudo-Syphilis

Apocrine nevus of scalp: A case report

Apocrine nevus is a rare benign tumor of which only 9 cases have been reported in the literature. The apocrine nevus is seen mostly in the areas where the apocrine glands are normally distributed such as axillae, head and neck. Our case was a 16-year old girl who referred with a verrucous erythematous plaque over right parietal side of the scalp. The patient had the plaque since birth with part...

Lipedematous Scalp: A Case Report

Lipedematous scalp (LS) and Lipedematous Alopecia (LA) are uncommon disorders of unknown etiology, pathogenesis and treatment. They are characterized by thickening of the subcutaneous layer of the scalp and a boggy scalp on palpation. Also, hair loss or shortening of hair is seen in LA. In this report, we describe LS in a 42-year-old woman presented with a diffuse thickened and spongy scalp. To...