title: Early varioliform syphilis. A case report.
abstract: A 25-year-old man developed a rare form of early syphilis with smallpox-like eruptions, mainly in the groins and axillae. Histological examination of the syphilids showed an unusual structure with an exceptional number of Treponema pallidum within the epidermis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification