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ERNEST A. STRAKOSCH, M.D.; LAWRENCE M. NELSON, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1941;43(4):664-671.

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The term rhagades, the plural of rhagas, is derived from the Greek word [unk], meaning a tear, cleft or fissure in the skin or mucous membrane. In the contemporary literature, however, the term rhagades has been applied to designate scars on the lips, chin and cheeks and around the anus in persons with congenital syphilis. These lesions follow the healing of certain types of fissures in the involved areas. Histologically they are not true scars, although they appear to be so clinically. In this report the term rhagades is reserved for tears, clefts and fissures of the skin and mucous membrance and not for the healed lesions.

Although the pathologic changes in all syphilitic rhagades are identical, the discussion in this report is limited to lesions on the face.

Radiating scars around the mouth and rarely on the cheeks and chin are seen occasionally secondary to congenital syphilis; however, after . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MINNEAPOLIS

From the Division of Dermatology and Syphilology, University of Minnesota, H. E. Michelson, M.D., Director, and the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, Minneapolis General Hospital, S. E. Sweitzer, M.D., Chief.

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