Alopecia Areata in a Patient Undergoing Treatment for Secondary Syphilis: A Diagnostic Challenge

February 2026 in “ Cureus ”

Diego I Mendez-Villanueva, Ana Martinez, Diana Castro, Nicolas Opazo, Diego F. M. Guarda

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