00982nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001300042653001700055653001200072653001100084100001400095700001300109700001200122700001600134700001400150245006200164856005100226300001400277490000700291050001600298520043800314       2012                            d10aSyphilis10aMisdiagnosis10aleprosy10aBrazil1 aDupnik KM1 aMilena M1 aSouza A1 aJerônimo S1 aNobre M L00aNodular secondary syphilis simulating lepromatous leprosy  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/83/4/38-9393  a389–3930 v83  aDUPNIK 20123 a<p>There are diverse skin manifestations of both leprosy and syphilis. These diseases can appear similar to many other dermatologic conditions as well as to systemic diseases with dermatologic signs. Nodular syphilis is an uncommon type of secondary syphilis. We present here a person from a leprosy-endemic area with diffuse nodular skin lesions of secondary syphilis who was initially suspected of having lepromatous leprosy.</p>