Extensive Condylomata Lata as the Only Manifestation of Secondary Syphilis

Rita  Bouceiro-Mendes; Leandro Silva; Pablo Espinosa-Lara; Luís Soares-de-Almeida; J. Borges-da-Costa

doi:10.29021/spdv.79.3.1346

Rita Bouceiro-Mendes Dermatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-3613
Leandro Silva Dermatology Department, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-3092
Pablo Espinosa-Lara Dermatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0692-7301
Luís Soares-de-Almeida Dermatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-6105
J. Borges-da-Costa Dermatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8903-209X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.79.3.1346

Keywords: Condylomata Acuminata/etiology, Syphilis/complications, Syphilis, Cutaneous/complications

Abstract

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection with a multiplicity of clinical presentations that has been known for centuries. Recently, a new wave of syphilis has been reported in developed countries and men who have sex with men, especially those coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), have the highest rates of syphilis infection. In these patients, cutaneous manifestation can be even more diverse. We report a case of secondary syphilis in a young male patient coinfected with HIV whose presentation consisted of extensive condylomata lata lesions.

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