5minofscience - Wigs became popular in the 15th century to hide syphilis. Powdered wigs scented with orange and lavender were worn to cover not only the sores and baldness, but the smellassociated
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JEADV on X: "Did you know that “pigtail hairs” can be a hair abnormality in #syphilitic #alopecia? This letter by Gomes et al. describes a case of 20-year-old man diagnosed with secondary #
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Hair and Scalp Manifestations in Secondary Syphilis: Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Trichoscopy | Semantic Scholar
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