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doi: 10.1111/dth.12862.
Epub 2019 Mar 14.
Syphilis with Charcot arthropathy: A case report
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- DOI: 10.1111/dth.12862
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Syphilis with Charcot arthropathy: A case report
Dermatol Ther.
2019 May.
Abstract
Syphilis is a chronic systemic infectious disease involving multiple organs. Involvement of skeletal system by syphilis including osteochondritis, osteoarthritis, periostitis, and osteitis. Charcot arthropathy is an unusual concomitant disease of syphilis, and the incidence had decreased significantly these decades. The present authors report a case of syphilis presenting with Charcot arthropathy of bilateral ankle joints.
Keywords: Treponema pallidum; Charcot arthropathy; syphilis.
© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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