A Case of Solitary Nodular Syphilid.
- Author:
Hyun Jeong LEE
1
;
Chul Jong PARK
;
Jong Yuk YI
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous metastasis;
Solitary nodular syphilid
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Buttocks;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Lymphoma;
Melanoma;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Nose;
Serologic Tests;
Skin;
Syphilis;
Syphilis, Cutaneous*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1997;35(4):778-780
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nodular lesions, especially a solitary nodule, is a rare manifestation in secondary syphilis and a few cases have been described recently. The nodular syphilid needs to be differentiated from lymphoma and a granulomatous process. In a patient previously treated for malignancy, this nodular lesion could also be clinically misdiagnosed as cutaneous metastasis. We, herein, report a case of an unusual solitary noduiar syphilid mimicking cutaneous metastasis. A 57-year-old woman patient presented with a month history of an asymptomatic erythematous telangiectatic nodul on the nose tip. She was treated for malignant melanoma on the buttock 2 years previausly. The preliminary differential diagnosis included cutaneous metastasis and a granulomatous process, but a solitary nodular syphilid was confirmed through skin biopsies and serologic tests.
