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This patient presented with papulosquamous syphilids on the wrist and palms during the secondary stage of syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots and can appear on both the palms of the hands and on the bottoms of the feet. |
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A patient with typical "nickel and dime" lesions on the face, which can develop during secondary syphilis. Other symptoms that may occur during this stage are mild fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat, patchy hair loss, and swollen lymph glands. |
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This patient developed eyebrow alopecia during the secondary stage of syphilis. Other symptoms that may occur during this stage are mild fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat and swollen lymph glands. |
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A patient with moist papules developing in the intertriginous areas between the toes. This clinical manifestation occurs during the secondary stage of syphilis, and is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. |
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A photograph of a patient with tertiary syphilis resulting in gummas seen here on the nose. This patient presented with tertiary syphilitic gummas of the nose mimicking basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are benign and if properly treated, will heal and the patient will recover in most cases. |
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This patient with congenital syphilis has developed a perforation of hard palate due to gummatous destruction. These destructive tumors can also attack the skin, long bones, eyes, mucous membranes, throat, liver, or stomach lining. |
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This patient with congenital syphilis is exhibiting rhagades, which are cracks or fissures in the skin around the mouth. Such a rare type of facial disfigurement, results from persistent infantile syphilitic rhinitis. |
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This patient with congenital syphilis shows ”Clutton's joints”, or symmetrical hydrarthrosis of the knee joint. This is a painless condition that often occurs during the late stages of congenital syphilis. |
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