[Sarcoidosis-like granulomatosis revealing a tertiary syphilis].

Numerous disorders can cause a systemic granulomatosis. We report a patient who presented a biopsy proven granulomatous skin eruption, fever, and atypical thoracic pain. Electrocardiogram showed a first-degree atrioventricular heart bloc. During follow-up he developed a panuveitis and oral corticosteroids were started. A diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis was considered. Because of unfavourable ophthalmologic outcome, investigations were enlarged and revealed a highly positive serology for syphilis and VDRL both in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Clinical outcome with penicillin G therapy was favorable. This observation reminds us the clinical polymorphism of syphilis, which can be presented as a systemic granulomatosis.