2017-03-092017-03-092010-08MIRANDA, Mario Fernando Ribeiro de et al. Leucodermia sifilítica: expressão rara do secundarismo diagnosticada por exame histopatológico. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Rio de Janeiro, v. 85, n. 4, p. 512-515, jul./ago. 2010. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962010000400012&lng=pt&nrm=iso> ; <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v85n4/en_v85n4a12.pdf>. Acesso em: 09 mar. 2017. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962010000400012>.0365-0596https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/7837Biopsies are occasionally necessary to confirm the diagnosis of secondary-stage syphilis, currently achieved by clinico-serological correlation. However, histopathologic examination may offer clues that can lead to the diagnosis of the disease in previously unsuspected or unusual cases. We report the case of a 35-year-old male patient with vitiligo-like lesions for two years, whose diagnosis of syphilis was suggested only after histopathologic examination. Some microscopic aspects observed are discussed and compared to data from the literature.Acesso AbertoSífilis cutâneaLeucodermia sifilíticaDermatologiaHistologia patológicaDermatiteInfecções bacterianasInfecções por treponemaArtigo de Periódico