Nonscarring Alopecia and Hypopigmented Lesions May Be Unusual Signs of Secondary Syphilis
| Autor: | Justyna Skibińska, Mariusz Sikora, Leszek Blicharz, Lidia Rudnicka, Magdalena Ciupińska, Maja Kotowska |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Benzathine benzylpenicillin
medicine.medical_specialty integumentary system business.industry Leukoderma Dermatology Vitiligo Alopecia areata medicine.disease Trichoscopy body regions stomatognathic diseases chemistry.chemical_compound medicine.anatomical_structure Hair loss chemistry Novel Insights from Clinical Practice Scalp medicine Syphilis skin and connective tissue diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Skin Appendage Disord |
| ISSN: | 2296-9160 2296-9195 |
| Popis: | Noncicatricial patchy alopecia of the scalp and focal areas of skin hypopigmentation imply a diagnosis of alopecia areata and vitiligo. We present a case of a 22-year-old patient in whom these symptoms were associated with positive spirochete reactions, which allowed making a diagnosis of syphilitic alopecia coexisting with leukoderma syphiliticum. Skin lesions and hair loss resolved after the treatment with benzathine benzylpenicillin. Trichoscopy in syphilitic alopecia is nonspecific, but the absence of features typical for alopecia areata such as exclamation mark hairs may be important on an early stage of the clinical workup. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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