Treponema Pallidum epidermotropism in nodular secondary syphilis

Nodular secondary syphilis results from the hematogenous and lymphatic dissemination of spirochetes. Clinically, the lesions appear as partially infiltrated plaques or red-violaceous nodules, which can be solitary or multiple. Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the formation of thes...

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Main Authors: Jorge Magdaleno-Tapial, Cristian Valenzuela-Oñate, José María Ortiz-Salvador, Pablo Hernández-Bel, Víctor Alegre-De Miquel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2018;volume=63;issue=6;spage=509;epage=511;aulast=Magdaleno-Tapial