Alopecia syphilitica: report of two cases in Geneva

Dermatology. 2001;202(4):376-7. doi: 10.1159/000051688.

Abstract

Two patients with alopecia syphilitica are presented. Moth-eaten alopecia is the most typical look of secondary syphilis on the scalp. With the decrease in syphilis cases in western countries, this rarer clinical manifestation tends to be misdiagnosed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alopecia / etiology*
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / complications
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Syphilis, Cutaneous / pathology

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Penicillins
  • Ceftriaxone