A case of secondary syphilis presenting like pemphigus with positive direct immunofluorescence

Caroline J Stone; Lowell Nicholson; Scott R Florell; Mazdak A Khalighi; Bethany K H Lewis

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.09.023

A case of secondary syphilis presenting like pemphigus with positive direct immunofluorescence

JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Oct 4:42:38-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.09.023. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Caroline J Stone¹, Lowell Nicholson², Scott R Florell³, Mazdak A Khalighi³, Bethany K H Lewis²

Affiliations

¹ University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
³ Department of Dermatopathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

No abstract available

Keywords: direct immunofluorescence; lues maligna-type secondary syphilis; pemphigus vulgaris; pemphigus-like secondary syphilis; syphilitic pemphigus.

Publication types

Case Reports