Alopecia syphilitica: report of two cases in Geneva.
Two patients with alopecia syphilitica are presented. Moth-eaten alopecia is the most typical look of secondary syphilis on the scalp. With the decrease in syphilis cases in western countries, this rarer clinical manifestation tends to be misdiagnosed.
Friedli
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Department of Dermatology, DHURDV, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
Chavaz
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Harms
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D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone