Preferred Label : Syphilitic alopecia;
ICD-11 definition : Secondary syphilis may result in a moth-eaten alopecia of the scalp, resembling a
rather diffuse and patchy alopecia areata; other body areas, especially the eyebrows
and beard, may be affected. Less commonly, diffuse hair loss occurs in the absence
of other cutaneous signs of syphilis and resembling the diffuse hair loss of telogen
effluvium (essential syphilitic alopecia). Syphilitic alopecia is non-scarring except
in the rare nodulo-ulcerative form of secondary syphilis known as lues maligna: this
is a necrotizing vasculitis which can result in permanent hair follicle destruction
in the scalp and other areas of the body.;
Origin ID : 1337644807;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Secondary syphilis may result in a moth-eaten alopecia of the scalp, resembling a
rather diffuse and patchy alopecia areata; other body areas, especially the eyebrows
and beard, may be affected. Less commonly, diffuse hair loss occurs in the absence
of other cutaneous signs of syphilis and resembling the diffuse hair loss of telogen
effluvium (essential syphilitic alopecia). Syphilitic alopecia is non-scarring except
in the rare nodulo-ulcerative form of secondary syphilis known as lues maligna: this
is a necrotizing vasculitis which can result in permanent hair follicle destruction
in the scalp and other areas of the body.
