Sirka Chandra S, Rout Arpita N, Sahu Kananbala
Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 May 10;11(3):409-412. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_237_19. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.
Secondary syphilis can present with wide range of mucocutaneous lesions. Because of its varied morphology, it is considered a great mimicker. However, syphilitic lesions presenting as Sweet syndrome is uncommon. We report a case of a 28 year adult male presenting with erythematous edematous papules and plaques with pseudovesicular appearance, lichenoid annular plaques on skin, and painless indurated ulcer over the glans. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test was reactive (1:32 dilutions), and treponema pallidum hemagglutination test was positive. The histopathology from erythematous edematous lesion and genital ulcer revealed neutrophilic abscess and characteristic plasmacytic picture in biopsy, respectively. He was treated successfully with single dose intramuscular injection of benzathin penicillin 2.4 million units. This case is reported for its rarity.
二期梅毒可出现多种皮肤黏膜损害。因其形态多样,故被认为是一种极具伪装性的疾病。然而,表现为Sweet综合征的梅毒损害并不常见。我们报告一例28岁成年男性病例,其出现伴有假水疱外观的红斑性水肿丘疹和斑块、皮肤上的苔藓样环状斑块以及龟头无痛性硬结溃疡。性病研究实验室试验呈阳性反应(1:32稀释度),梅毒螺旋体血凝试验呈阳性。红斑性水肿损害和生殖器溃疡的组织病理学检查分别显示活检中有嗜中性脓肿和特征性浆细胞图像。他通过单次肌肉注射240万单位苄星青霉素成功治愈。报道该病例是因其罕见性。