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Medical condition
Necklace of Venus describes the
white
spots on the side of the neck associated with
syphilis.
[2]
[3]
It is a type of leucoderma syphiliticum, appearing around six-months following the onset of syphilis.
[4]
It is rare.
[4] The term was coined by
Jean Alfred Fournier in 1906.
[1]
See also
References
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a
b
c Eyer-Silva, WA; Martins, CJ; Silva, GARD; Acakpovi, G; Pinto, JFDC (6 November 2017).
"Secondary syphilis presenting as leucoderma syphiliticum: case report and review". Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo. 59: e74.
doi:
10.1590/S1678-9946201759074.
PMC
5679686.
PMID
29116294.
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^ Ferri, Fred F. (2022).
"Syphilis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2022. Philadelphia: Elsevier. p. 1452.
ISBN
978-0-323-75571-9.
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^ Mysore, Venkatara; Sacchidanand, S. (2016).
"33. Sexually transmitted diseases". Dermatological Diseases: A Practical Approach (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Wolters kluwer. p. 185.
ISBN
978-93-5129-546-4.
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a
b Bhatia, Riti; Ramam, M. (2018).
"2. Dermatopathology clues in pigmentary disorders". In Kumarasinghe, Prasad (ed.). Pigmentary Skin Disorders. Springer. p. 48.
ISBN
978-3-319-70418-0.