Alopecia as the Presenting Symptom of Syphilis

    January 2015 in “ Dermatology Online Journal ”
    Jennifer Ornelas, Oma Agbai, Maija Ht Kiuru, Raja K. Sivamani
    Studysummary This case report highlights a patient whose essential syphilitic alopecia was the only symptom of syphilis, which improved after benzathine penicillin treatment, emphasizing alopecia as a potential sign of syphilis.
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