Brom, Adi and Goren, Idan and Segal, Gad and Carmel, Narin Nard (2014) The “Great Masquerader" Strikes Again: Secondary Syphilis Presentation with Erythema Multiforme (EM)-Like Lesions. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 1 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease known to present with highly variable manifestations, especially when left untreated. Patients who present to Internal Medicine Departments with fever and a rash are always a diagnostic challenge since mild viral diseases and life-threatening bacterial infections may manifest themselves similarly. In the following case presentation, we describe a patient with 1 month’s duration of fever and rash on the palms of the hand and soles of the feet, in the form of erythema multiforme (EM)-like lesions. His disease was diagnosed as secondary syphilis, once again justifying its name: the “great masquerader".
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Syphilis, erythema multiforme, fever and rash, fever of unknown origin |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.9 Altre malattie (altri rami della Medicina) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2016 15:53 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2016 08:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/14884 |
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