title: Nodular tertiary syphilis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Acquired syphilis can be divided into primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages. About 25% of patients with untreated primary syphilis will develop late signs that generally occur after three to five years, with involvement of several organs. The authors present an immunocompetent female who developed a tertiary stage syphilis presenting with long-standing nodular plaques.
authors: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) - Belém (PA), Brazil.
authors: Maraya de Jesus Semblano
authors: Mde J
authors: Bittencourt
authors: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) - Belém (PA), Brazil.
authors: Arival Cardoso de
authors: AC
authors: Brito
authors: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) - Belém (PA), Brazil.
authors: Bianca Angelina Macêdodo
authors: BA
authors: Nascimento
authors: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) - Belém (PA), Brazil.
authors: Alessandra Haber
authors: AH
authors: Carvalho
authors: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) - Belém (PA), Brazil.
authors: Marion Guimarães
authors: MG
authors: Drago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D013587:Syphilis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*