The moth-eaten alopecia of secondary syphilis: A histopathological study of 12 patients

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dc.contributor.authorJordaan H.F.
dc.contributor.authorLouw M.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:15:19Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:15:19Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractMoth-eaten alopecia (MEA) is a characteristic manifestation of secondary syphilis. Clinically, this form of alopecia may be confused with trichotillomania, traction alopecia, and alopecia areata. The histopathological features of the latter conditions are well described, but information regarding the histology of syphilitic MEA is sparse. We systematically documented the histopathological features of 12 patients with MEA. Characteristic features included follicular plugging; a sparse, perivascular and perifollicular lymphocytic infiltrate; telogenization and follicle-oriented melanin clumping.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Dermatopathology
dc.identifier.citation17
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn01931091
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13284
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectalopecia
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthistopathology
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman tissue
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectsecondary syphilis
dc.subjectskin biopsy
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAlopecia
dc.subjectEpidermis
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHair Follicle
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectKeratinocytes
dc.subjectLymphocytes
dc.subjectMacrophages
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMast Cells
dc.subjectMelanins
dc.subjectPlasma Cells
dc.subjectSyphilis
dc.titleThe moth-eaten alopecia of secondary syphilis: A histopathological study of 12 patients
dc.typeArticle
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