Three Cases of Secondary Syphilis with Simultaneous Primary Syphilitic Lesions.
- Author:
Min Geol LEE
;
Hyung Joo KIM
;
Jung Bock LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Secondary syphilis;
Primary syphilitic lesions
- MeSH:
Capillaries;
Dermis;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Plasma Cells;
Spirochaetales;
Syphilis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(1):118-122
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present herein 3 cases of early secondary syphilis with simultaneous primary syphilitic lesions. These cases developed primary syphilitic lesions four to six weeks after sexual contact and lasted six to ten weeks thereafter until the secondary syphilitic lesions appeared. All three patients showed a strong positive for the STS. Spirochetes were seen under dark field examination of the primary syphilitic lesions, Histopathologically, numerous plasma cells around capillaries and endothelial hyperplasia were seen in the dermis.
