Moth-Eaten Alopecia And Beyond: Syphilitic Alopecia - Revisited

    July 2024 in “ Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS ”
    Aravind Baskar Murthy, Vijayasankar Palaniappan, Ragul Raj Elango, Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan
    Studysummary In this study, a 38-year-old male with syphilis-related mixed pattern alopecia showed marked hair regrowth and resolution of postauricular lymphadenopathy after treatment with benzathine penicillin, suggesting that lymph node and hair examinations, along with trichoscopy, can aid in the diagnosis of alopecia syphilitica.
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