Secondary Syphilis Masquerading as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Clinicopathologic Diagnostic Challenge

Reem AlQusaimi, Fawziah AlRujaib, Fahad AlSharhan, Fatma AlAmiri, Abdullah AlShatti, Bader Alflaij, Munirah F AlEnezi, Dana Alobaid, Qutov Alkhaldi, Sally Mohamed, Yousef Almutairi

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.115015
Published: 2026-08-23
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.115015,
  title = {Secondary Syphilis Masquerading as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Clinicopathologic Diagnostic Challenge},
  author = {Reem AlQusaimi and Fawziah AlRujaib and Fahad AlSharhan and Fatma AlAmiri and Abdullah AlShatti and Bader Alflaij and Munirah F AlEnezi and Dana Alobaid and Qutov Alkhaldi and Sally Mohamed and Yousef Almutairi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.115015},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.115015}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Secondary Syphilis Masquerading as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Clinicopathologic Diagnostic Challenge
AU  - Reem AlQusaimi
AU  - Fawziah AlRujaib
AU  - Fahad AlSharhan
AU  - Fatma AlAmiri
AU  - Abdullah AlShatti
AU  - Bader Alflaij
AU  - Munirah F AlEnezi
AU  - Dana Alobaid
AU  - Qutov Alkhaldi
AU  - Sally Mohamed
AU  - Yousef Almutairi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.115015
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.115015
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AlQusaimi, R., AlRujaib, F., AlSharhan, F., AlAmiri, F., AlShatti, A., Alflaij, B., AlEnezi, M. F., Alobaid, D., Alkhaldi, Q., Mohamed, S., & Almutairi, Y. (2026). Secondary Syphilis Masquerading as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Clinicopathologic Diagnostic Challenge. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.115015

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