Do not miss secondary syphilis: examine the palms and soles

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Nov 24;13(11):e237725. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237725.
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Keywords: dermatological; infectious diseases; sexually transmitted infections (bacterial); syphilis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Foot / microbiology
  • Foot / pathology
  • Hand / microbiology
  • Hand / pathology
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Male
  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods*
  • Penicillin G Benzathine / administration & dosage
  • Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / microbiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / pathology
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology
  • Syphilis / diagnosis*
  • Syphilis / microbiology
  • Syphilis / pathology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Treponema pallidum / genetics*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillin G Benzathine

Supplementary concepts

  • Syphilis, secondary