10 Syphilis Symptoms
Article Sources
- 1. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2018. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats18/syphilis.htm
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9. Hair Loss
Alopecia is the medical term used to describe the partial or complete loss of hair in areas where hair growth is usual. It can happen due to many reasons, both naturally due to the aging process and also due to several medical conditions and medications.
Syphilitic alopecia is a less common symptom of secondary syphilis. The hair loss can follow a patchy type of pattern where the patient has areas with little to no hair known as bald spots in their scalp, or it can be a diffuse pattern characterized by hair loss without bald spots visible.
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