Secondary syphilis with pulmonary involvement

Authors

  • Marina Agriello General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Victoria Garritano General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Paula Bonaura General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  • Victoria Micaela Pieretti General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  • Gabriela Laura Arena General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v31i3.2969

Keywords:

secondary syphilis, Treponema pallidum, lung involvement

Abstract

Syphilis is a very common sexually transmitted infection in our environment. It is classified as early and late stages and presents a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Pulmonary involvement in secondary syphilis is uncommon and can present different radiological patterns. A case of secondary syphilis with pulmonary involvement is presented.

Author Biographies

Marina Agriello, General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Second-year Medical Trainee, Dermatology Specialist Program, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Dermatology Service

María Victoria Garritano, General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Department, Dermatology Service

Paula Bonaura, General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Chief Dermatology Resident, Dermatology Department

Victoria Micaela Pieretti, General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Third-year Dermatology Resident, Dermatology Department

Gabriela Laura Arena, General Acute Interzonal Hospital, La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Service

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Published

2025-12-01

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2025): September-December

Section

Clinical Cases

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