Table I: Clinico-biological features of syphilis cases in Habib Thameur dermatology department from june 2002 to april 2004

Patient	Age (years)	Sex	Genital chancre	Clinical manifestations	location	VIH	TPHA/VDRL
1	29	M	3 months	Papular syphilids Cervical, axillary lymphadenopathy	Trunk Palms Soles Tongue Penis	Negative	2560/8
2	19	M	6 months	Papular syphilids Inguinal lymph nodes	Trunk Leg	Negative	20480/64
3	31	M	0	Cervical lymphadenopathy Papular syphilids	Trunk Leg	Negative	10240/32
4 Current case	43	F	0	Erosive syphilids	Palate Abdomen	Negative	20480/64