Clinical Picture of Infectious Syphilis

January 1984 in “ Clinics in Dermatology ”

John Thorne Crissey, David A. Denenholz

alopecia skin manifestations mucocutaneous lesions

Studysummary This article discusses the decline in recognition and appropriate testing of syphilis by medical students due to limited clinical exposure and inconsistent education, with no new clinical results reported.

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