Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease

The authors present two cases of syphilis: one mimicking reactive arthritis and the other Mucha-Habermann disease. Both reports illustrate syphilis as ‘the great imitator’, a description given by Sir William Osler, and call attention to the strong need for awareness among physicians of all specialti...

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Main Authors:	Sueli Coelho da Silva Carneiro, Rodrigo Pirmez, Taciana Rocha de Hollanda, Tullia Cuzzi, Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2013-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:	Syphilis Reactive arthritis Reiter syndrome Mucha-Habermann disease
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/346745

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spelling	doaj-763dd84f4467409fb91dba5d173f54fe2020-11-25T01:38:24ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672013-01-0151152010.1159/000346745346745Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann DiseaseSueli Coelho da Silva CarneiroRodrigo PirmezTaciana Rocha de HollandaTullia CuzziMarcia Ramos-e-SilvaThe authors present two cases of syphilis: one mimicking reactive arthritis and the other Mucha-Habermann disease. Both reports illustrate syphilis as ‘the great imitator’, a description given by Sir William Osler, and call attention to the strong need for awareness among physicians of all specialties, especially the younger ones, who are not used to seeing this increasingly prevalent disease, as it once was in the past.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/346745SyphilisReactive arthritisReiter syndromeMucha-Habermann disease
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spellingShingle	Sueli Coelho da Silva Carneiro Rodrigo Pirmez Taciana Rocha de Hollanda Tullia Cuzzi Marcia Ramos-e-Silva Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease Case Reports in Dermatology Syphilis Reactive arthritis Reiter syndrome Mucha-Habermann disease
author_facet	Sueli Coelho da Silva Carneiro Rodrigo Pirmez Taciana Rocha de Hollanda Tullia Cuzzi Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
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title	Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease
title_short	Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease
title_full	Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease
title_fullStr	Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease
title_full_unstemmed	Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease
title_sort	syphilis mimicking other dermatological diseases: reactive arthritis and mucha-habermann disease
publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Dermatology
issn	1662-6567
publishDate	2013-01-01
description	The authors present two cases of syphilis: one mimicking reactive arthritis and the other Mucha-Habermann disease. Both reports illustrate syphilis as ‘the great imitator’, a description given by Sir William Osler, and call attention to the strong need for awareness among physicians of all specialties, especially the younger ones, who are not used to seeing this increasingly prevalent disease, as it once was in the past.
topic	Syphilis Reactive arthritis Reiter syndrome Mucha-Habermann disease
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Syphilis Mimicking Other Dermatological Diseases: Reactive Arthritis and Mucha-Habermann Disease

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