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Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS
June 2024
Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Oxf Med Case Reports
March 2024
Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal.
This paper presents a case of Moth-Eaten Alopecia as the only clinical manifestation of secondary syphilis in a 28-year-old man from Nepal. The patient exhibited progressive hair loss in the occipitoparietal region without associated pain or itching. With a positive Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test (1:256), the patient received a three-week course of Benzathine Penicillin G, resulting in complete hair regrowth within four months.
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December 2023
Department of Pathology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
Cureus
November 2023
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit; Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico 'Paolo Giaccone', Palermo, ITA.
Syphilis is a re-emerging disease, and an increasing number of cases are being reported in Italy and worldwide. In this report, we present a case of a male patient with secondary syphilis characterized by the heterogenicity of the lesions: hyperkeratosis, psoriasiform-like lesions, papules, macules, and patchy alopecia on the scalp. The patient had applied several topical antimicrobials and steroid medicaments and taken oral acyclovir, which yielded no relief, for a previous wrong diagnosis.
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February 2024
Apollo Cosmetic Clinic, Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Sathya Dev Avenue, MRC Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600028, India.
Hair loss, in particular androgenetic alopecia, has troubled humans since the dawn of history. Treatment options for hair restoration have undergone massive transformation from punch grafting to follicular unit transplantation. Current surgical treatment options in hair restoration fall broadly under two categories, follicular unit transplantation most commonly known as strip method and follicular unit extraction (FUE).
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