Condyloma lata in secondary syphilis

Abstract

Syphilis is known as the “great imitator” for its varied clinical manifestations. The historically low rate of syphilis in the United States in the early 2000s has been followed by an epidemic of primary and secondary (P&S) infections, with a 71.4% increase between 2014 and 2018 (10.8 vs 6.3 cases per 100,000).1 In 2018, about 85.7% of all reported cases of P&S syphilis were observed in men, most of whom were men who have sex with men.1 Rates of P&S syphilis also increased by 30.4% in women between 2017 and 2018.

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