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Syphilis, the great mimicker: an inverted diagnostic pathway that still hits the mark
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Published: 17 November 2025
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Dear Editor,
Syphilis, the “great mimicker”, remains a diagnostic challenge despite reliable serologic assays and updated management guidelines. Its wide variety of clinical and dermatological manifestations often leads to misdiagnosis, especially when lesions are atypical. We present a case in which secondary syphilis was diagnosed through an inverted pathway, with histopathology preceding clinical suspicion and serologic confirmation. [...]
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Cocuroccia B, Passarelli F, Palese E, Latini A, Di Tullio F, Russo F. Syphilis, the great mimicker: an inverted diagnostic pathway that still hits the mark. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 17 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];. Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/10577
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