Case series reveals varied inflammatory patterns in secondary syphilis, suggesting broader diagnostic criteria.
Although secondary syphilis is typically thought to have elongated rete with a lichenoid infiltrate with plasma cells, there is a broad range of possible epidermal and dermal inflammatory cells and reaction patterns. Secondary syphilis should be considered for a wide spectrum of inflammatory disease.
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