Keywords: Manifestations of secondary syphilis Treponema pallidum 6539 lores.jpg This patient presented with a dermatologic condition that was differentially diagnosed as the manifestations of secondary syphilis Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages and is characterized by the spread of the Treponema pallidum bacteria throughout the body causing systemic symptoms that includes cutaneous lesions such as the skin rash seen on this patient ™s right thigh Content Providers s CDC Creation Date 1975 Copyright Restrictions None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image http //phil cdc gov/PHIL_Images/20041221/0845e6762db5437f807db612ca5d7a53/6539_lores jpg PD-USGov Syphilis |