A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending on which of the four stages it presents. The primary stage of syphilis classically presents with a painless ulcer (chancre). We report a case of the extragenital chancre on the...
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| description | Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending on which of the four stages it presents. The primary stage of syphilis classically presents with a painless ulcer (chancre). We report a case of the extragenital chancre on the nipple which is examined from skin biopsy and immunohistochemistry. This case showed that it is important to identify the special site’s pruritus erythema by pathology and serological examination. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-232c021e561c43ecaf0b3a8f1e7450832025-02-03T01:05:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712020-01-01202010.1155/2020/23919072391907A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the NippleXiao Yan Wang0Juliandri1Zi Jing Liu2Jia Wen Zhang3Yun Yi Liu4Da-Guang Wang5Yang Xu6Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaSyphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending on which of the four stages it presents. The primary stage of syphilis classically presents with a painless ulcer (chancre). We report a case of the extragenital chancre on the nipple which is examined from skin biopsy and immunohistochemistry. This case showed that it is important to identify the special site’s pruritus erythema by pathology and serological examination.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2391907 |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Yan Wang Juliandri Zi Jing Liu Jia Wen Zhang Yun Yi Liu Da-Guang Wang Yang Xu A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple |
| title_full | A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple |
| title_short | A Case of Secondary Syphilis with the Extragenital Chancre on the Nipple |
| title_sort | case of secondary syphilis with the extragenital chancre on the nipple |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2391907 |
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