ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026
Case Report: Secondary syphilitic alopecia following non-penetrative sexual contact: a case of initial misdiagnosis.
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We describe a case of secondary syphilitic alopecia following non-penetrative sexual contact that was initially misdiagnosed as alopecia areata. A 26-year-old unmarried male presented with moth-eaten patchy alopecia in the occipital region. Prior topical treatment for presumed alopecia areata at another facility was ineffective. The patient reported repeated episodes of mutual masturbation with a female massage worker two months earlier, and he noticed a small erythematous papule on the penile frenulum thereafter. Serological testing revealed a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titer of 1:32 and a positive
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