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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0The Medical Journal of Australia

Secondary Syphilis

  • Fiona Spencer1
  • Michael Taggart1
  1. 1Royal Perth Hospital Perth Western Australia Australia
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Abstract

A 46‐year‐old male presented with 2 months of progressive painful visual loss. Examination revealed bilateral panuveitis, widespread ulcerative cutaneous lesions and alopecia. He had a positive treponemal antibody test and a rapid plasma reagin of 1:2048. Findings were consistent with severe secondary syphilis in an otherwise immunocompetent patient.

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@article{spencer2026secondary,
  title = {{Secondary Syphilis}},
  author = {Fiona Spencer and Michael Taggart},
  journal = {The Medical Journal of Australia},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.5694/mja2.70325},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70325},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Secondary Syphilis
AU  - Fiona Spencer
AU  - Michael Taggart
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/27
JO  - The Medical Journal of Australia
DO  - 10.5694/mja2.70325
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70325
AB  - A 46‐year‐old male presented with 2 months of progressive painful visual loss. Examination revealed bilateral panuveitis, widespread ulcerative cutaneous lesions and alopecia. He had a positive treponemal antibody test and a rapid plasma reagin of 1:2048. Findings were consistent with severe secondary syphilis in an otherwise immunocompetent patient.
SN  - 0025-729X
SN  - 1326-5377
ER  -