Secondary Syphilis in a 21-Year-Old Woman With Diffuse Mucocutaneous Lesions: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review

Wahjuni Sudibyo; Taufiq Qurrohman

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Secondary Syphilis in a 21-Year-Old Woman With Diffuse Mucocutaneous Lesions: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review

Wahjuni Sudibyo Taufiq Qurrohman

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Wahjuni Sudibyo, Taufiq Qurrohman (2025). Secondary Syphilis in a 21-Year-Old Woman With Diffuse Mucocutaneous Lesions: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.89932

Secondary Syphilis in a 21-Year-Old Woman With Diffuse Mucocutaneous Lesions: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review

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