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==Overview== | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
*[[Syphilis]] | |||
**After 4-10 weeks of primary syphilis, [[secondary syphilis]] can occur affecting [[skin]], [[mucous membrane]] and [[lymph nodes]]. They can present with [[fever]], [[malaise]], [[sore throat]], [[weight loss]], [[headache]], and [[hair loss]].<ref name="pmid20975084">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mullooly C, Higgins SP |title=Secondary syphilis: the classical triad of skin rash, mucosal ulceration and lymphadenopathy |journal=Int J STD AIDS |volume=21 |issue=8 |pages=537–45 |year=2010 |pmid=20975084 |doi=10.1258/ijsa.2010.010243 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18212261">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kent ME, Romanelli F |title=Reexamining syphilis: an update on epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and management |journal=Ann Pharmacother |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=226–36 |year=2008 |pmid=18212261 |doi=10.1345/aph.1K086 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Differential Diagnosis
- Syphilis
- After 4-10 weeks of primary syphilis, secondary syphilis can occur affecting skin, mucous membrane and lymph nodes. They can present with fever, malaise, sore throat, weight loss, headache, and hair loss.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Mullooly C, Higgins SP (2010). "Secondary syphilis: the classical triad of skin rash, mucosal ulceration and lymphadenopathy". Int J STD AIDS. 21 (8): 537–45. doi:10.1258/ijsa.2010.010243. PMID 20975084.
- ↑ Kent ME, Romanelli F (2008). "Reexamining syphilis: an update on epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and management". Ann Pharmacother. 42 (2): 226–36. doi:10.1345/aph.1K086. PMID 18212261.