Necklace of Venus explained

Synonym:	Venereal necklace, collar of Venus, leucoderma syphiliticum
Specialty:	Dermatology
Causes:	Syphilis

Necklace of Venus describes the white spots on the side of the neck associated with syphilis.^{[1] [2]}

It is a type of leucoderma syphiliticum, appearing around six-months following the onset of syphilis.^[3]

It is rare.^[3] The term was coined by Jean Alfred Fournier in 1906.^[4]

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions

Notes and References

1. Book: Ferri . Fred F. . Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2022 . 2022 . Elsevier . Philadelphia . 978-0-323-75571-9 . 1452 . https://books.google.com/books?id=VW4yEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1452 . en . Syphilis.
2. Book: Mysore . Venkatara . Sacchidanand . S. . Dermatological Diseases: A Practical Approach . 2016 . Wolters kluwer . New Delhi . 978-93-5129-546-4 . 185 . 2nd . https://books.google.com/books?id=B9_uDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA185 . en . 33. Sexually transmitted diseases.
3. Book: Bhatia . Riti . Ramam . M. . Kumarasinghe . Prasad . Pigmentary Skin Disorders . 2018 . Springer . 978-3-319-70418-0 . 48 . https://books.google.com/books?id=JJJVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48 . en . 2. Dermatopathology clues in pigmentary disorders.
4. Eyer-Silva . WA . Martins . CJ . Silva . GARD . Acakpovi . G . Pinto . JFDC . Secondary syphilis presenting as leucoderma syphiliticum: case report and review. . Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo . 6 November 2017 . 59 . e74 . 10.1590/S1678-9946201759074 . 29116294. 5679686 .