Secondary Syphilis

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  • David E. Soper
چکیده

A 27-year-old black woman presented with complaints of skin lesions on the vulva, back, nipple and ear. Darkfield examination of the cxudate from the moist vulvar papules (A) revealed motile spirochetes. A VDRL was reactive at a titer of 1:1,024. A papular lesion with raised borders (annular syphilid) (B) was discovered during examination of the back. Split papules were also discovered on the nipple (C) and right ear (D). A single intramuscular injection .of benzathine penicillin G (2.4 million units) was curative. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

دوره 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997