title: Secondary syphilis presenting as pseudolymphoma of the skin.
abstract: Secondary syphilis most commonly presents with a papulosquamous eruption that involves the palms, soles, and mucous membranes. The papulonodular variant has only been described 11 times in the literature. We describe a case of papulonodular secondary syphilis presenting as an atypical lymphoid hyperplasia suggestive of cutaneous lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lehigh Valley Hospital, 7925 Ridge Avenue, Allentown, PA 19128, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McComb
authors.forename: Gladys H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Telang
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Vonderheid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents