Leprosy and syphilis cases are on the rise in some communities.1,2 Leprosy or Hansen disease is a neglected disease, classified by the World Health Organization as multibacillary or paucibacillary. It displays a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes primarily involving the skin and peripheral nerves, ranging from macular lesions to disabling and mutilating disease. Its etiological agents are Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, which are obligate intracellular acid-fast bacilli.3 On the other hand, syphilis is a multistage chronic infection characterized by a long latent period following the initial symptomatic stages.