Korean J Dermatol.
2011 Sep;49(9):859-861.
Localized Penile Involvement Presenting as a Sole Manifestation of Syphilid
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Hongck@cau.ac.kr
Abstract
- Cutaneous manifestations of secondary syphilis vary widely. Clinicians learn to consider the "great imitator" when confronting a combination of signs and symptoms that cannot be readily explained. A 29-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of well-circumscribed, scale-covered, erythematous plaque on the proximal part of his penis. On the basis of a serologic test for syphilis and skin biopsy, syphilid was confirmed. We report an unusual case of syphilid that presented with localized penile involvement presenting as a sole manifestation.
