Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volume 95, Issue 4, July–August 2020, Pages 518-520
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

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Dermatoscopic findings of syphilitic alopecia,☆☆

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Abstract

Syphilis is an infectious disease that has afflicted mankind for centuries, but a recent increase in worldwide incidence has been evidenced. The authors describe a patient with typical lesions of secondary syphilis and moth-eaten alopecia, whose dermoscopic examination demonstrated empty hair follicles, vellus hair, follicular hyperkeratosis, peripheral black dots, dilated and tortuous vessels, reddish brown background, and hypopigmentation of the hair shafts. Furthermore, this case presented an erythematous background more evident than previously described cases.

Keywords

Alopecia
Dermoscopy
Syphilis

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How to cite this article: Bomfim ICC, Ianhez M, Miot HA. Dermatoscopic findings of syphilitic alopecia. An Bras Dermatol. 2020;95:518–20.

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Study conducted at the Hospital de Doenças Tropicais Dr. Anuar Auad, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.