Brief Answer:
Kindly send pictures of the affected area.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.

I can understand your concern for the red spots on the shins.

In view to help you best I request you to kindly upload few good resolution pictures of the affected area. For that you have a feature on the right side of the page. Or else you can send your pictures at

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With attention " Dr Sanjay Kanodia "


Also kindly tell me the exact reason for which you are worried for the same.

Hope to hear soon from your side.

With regards,

Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases

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Brief Answer:
No any signs of secondary syphilis. Simple proliferation of the oil glands.

Detailed Answer:
Hello young fellow,

Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting your pictures of the affected area.

I can understand your concern for the red spots on the shins and possibility of secondary syphilis in the same.

Let me first reassure you fully that there are no any signs of secondary syphilis in your case and are simple proliferation of the oil glands only.

To tell you simply about syphilis it occurs within 9 to 90 days of the unprotected sex. In most of the cases of syphilis these patients develop one or more sores which are small painless ulcers. These sores are on the genitals or in or around the mouth somewhere between 10-90 days. It is a button like sore (ulcer) with characteristic firm or indurated (firm to hard) margins which is typically painless.

In secondary stage of syphilis which begins within six weeks to six months after the painless sore. Those persons who have secondary syphilis experience a rosy rash or coppery red rash typically on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet along with rest of the body areas too.

You can make out that you do not have such kind of lesions so just relax for the possibility of syphilis.

In your picture you can make out that there are no any signs of any rosy rash or coppery red rash. Also to add that secondary syphilis rash never occurs on sole site of shin only and is wide spread all over body as guided above.

The present problem in yourself is simple inflammation of oil gland and hair root.

Additionally to tell you more importantly that in today's modern era, syphilis is in quite down hill trend and therefore the cases of syphilis exposure are on least of side.

So I fully reassure you that you do not have syphilis and rest assured for any rarest of rare possibility of syphilis.

You must now completely relax regarding rest of any issues and should not give any second thoughts.

My all good wishes for your healthy life ahead.

I will be glad to help if you have any further queries or if not then can close the discussion and rate the answer.

"Wish you good health"

Regards,

Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
(MD- Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

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Brief Answer:
Not related to syphilis. simple excoriated marks.

Detailed Answer:
Hello young fellow,

Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting your further close pictures.

I have gone through the pictures with diligence and interpreting the same I reassure you completely that you do not have any thing miles close to syphilis.


You are correct in your understanding that syphilis rash occurs as generalised rash and never occur at single site.

This is not even dermatitis and are just excoriated marks which you have scratched. These can be managed by simple application of a mild steroid based creams such as hydrocortisone or Fluticasone cream.

I reassure you completely that you do not have syphilis.

I hope these informations will relax your mind completely. I will be glad to answer any further queries.

With regards,

Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases

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