DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70325 ISSN: 0025-729X

Secondary Syphilis

Fiona Spencer, Michael Taggart

ABSTRACT

A 46‐year‐old male presented with 2 months of progressive painful visual loss. Examination revealed bilateral panuveitis, widespread ulcerative cutaneous lesions and alopecia. He had a positive treponemal antibody test and a rapid plasma reagin of 1:2048. Findings were consistent with severe secondary syphilis in an otherwise immunocompetent patient.

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