Leucoderma syphiliticum - a rare expression of the secondary stage diagnosed by histopathology

作者：Ribeiro de Miranda Mario Fernando; Semblano Bittencourt Maraya de Jesus; Lopes Igor da Costa; Magalhaes Cumino Shirley do Socorro

来源：Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2010, 85(4): 512-515.

• Dermatitis
• Histology
• Syphilis, cutaneous
• Treponemal infections

Biopsies are occasionally necessary to confirm the diagnosis of secondary-stage syphilis, currently achieved by clinico-serological correlation. However, histopathologic examination may offer clues that can lead to the diagnosis of the disease in previously unsuspected or unusual cases. We report the case of a 35-year-old male patient with vitiligo-like lesions for two years, whose diagnosis of syphilis was suggested only after histopathologic examination. Some microscopic aspects observed are discussed and compared to data from the literature.

• 出版日期2010-8