[A case of neurological syphilis mimicking Horton's disease and polymyalgia rheumatica.]

CONCLUSION: Symptoms evocative of Horton's disease and polymyalgia rheumatica can reveal syphilis, a disease dubbed "the great simulator" on account of the variety of clinical forms it can take. PMID: 24090892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annales de Dermatologie et de Cenereologie - October 1, 2013 Category: Dermatology Authors: Leroux M, Pasquet A, Baclet V, Alcaraz I, Melliez H, Cheret A Tags: Ann Dermatol Venereol Source Type: research