TY - JOUR KW - Adult KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Leprosy, Borderline KW - Leprosy, lepromatous KW - Skin KW - Syphilis, Cutaneous AU - Sehgal V N AU - Lal S AU - Jain S AU - Bhattacharya S N AU - Thappa D M AU - Logani K B AB -

A young woman with syphilids resembling borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy is being described. This is yet another addition to its already well-documented manifestations. The high prevalence of leprosy and syphilis augments the epidemiological significance of the case.

BT - The Journal of dermatology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8478483?dopt=Abstract DA - 1993 Feb DO - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1993.tb03839.x IS - 2 J2 - J. Dermatol. LA - eng N2 -

A young woman with syphilids resembling borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy is being described. This is yet another addition to its already well-documented manifestations. The high prevalence of leprosy and syphilis augments the epidemiological significance of the case.

PY - 1993 SP - 102 EP - 4 T2 - The Journal of dermatology TI - Secondary syphilis mimicking borderline (BL) leprosy. VL - 20 SN - 0385-2407 ER -