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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can be directly or congenitally acquired. The stage of the disease as well as the ethnicity, gender, and health of the patient influence the cutaneous presentation. Syphilis can mimic several dermatological conditions, especially in the secondary stage. This chapter will review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, and treatment of syphilis with an emphasis on acquired secondary-stage syphilis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA

    Kathryn Kinser BS & Arturo Ricardo Dominguez MD, BS

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Correspondence to Arturo Ricardo Dominguez MD, BS .

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  1. Dept. of Dermatology, Multicultural Dermatology Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Diane Jackson-Richards

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Amit G. Pandya

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Kinser, K., Dominguez, A.R. (2014). Syphilis. In: Jackson-Richards, D., Pandya, A. (eds) Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54446-0_36

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