title: Nodular secondary syphilis simulating lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: There are diverse skin manifestations of both leprosy and syphilis. These diseases can appear similar to many other dermatologic conditions as well as to systemic diseases with dermatologic signs. Nodular syphilis is an uncommon type of secondary syphilis. We present here a person from a leprosy-endemic area with diffuse nodular skin lesions of secondary syphilis who was initially suspected of having lepromatous leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn Margaret
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Dupnik
authors.forename: Milena Maria Costa
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Ana Teresa Da Silva
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Selma Maria Bezerra
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jerônimo
authors.forename: Mauricio Lisboa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nobre
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine