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Articles tagged with "syphilis"

Case Report: Lupus Nephritis or a Mimic?

Matthew J. Mandell, DO, Yishui Chen, MD, Prerna Rastogi, MD, PhD, & Rebecca Tuetken, MD, PhD  |  

Syphilis, an ancient disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, has been historically referred to as the great mimicker given its heterogenous presentation. Both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and syphilis can have multi-systemic involve­ment. Both parvovirus B19 and syphilis have been reported to cause histologic features similar to those seen in lupus nephritis.  We present…

Case Report: A Rare Mimic of Giant Cell Arteritis

Iryna Nemesh, MD, Saleema Kherani, MD MPH, Shikha Singla, MD, & William Wirostko, MD  |  

Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The clinical manifestations of syphilis are divided into four stages: 1) the primary stage, characterized by painless mucosal or cutaneous chancre at the site of infection that resolves spontaneously; 2) the secondary stage in which a generalized maculopapular rash and condyloma…