Bone involvement in non-congenital syphilis

We documented two stages of bone involvement due to syphilis in two adult patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Bony lesions of secondary versus tertiary syphilis cannot be differentiated on clinical or radiologic grounds alone. Given the rarity of this clinical presentation, there is...

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Autores principales: Trujillo, Daniela, Agudelo, Carlos Andrés, Chavarriaga, Andrés, Villa, Pablo, Vélez, Alejandro, Cardona, Ricardo, Hidrón, Alicia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2023
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Case Presentation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10513142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37433171
http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6603
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Sumario:We documented two stages of bone involvement due to syphilis in two adult patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Bony lesions of secondary versus tertiary syphilis cannot be differentiated on clinical or radiologic grounds alone. Given the rarity of this clinical presentation, there is no consensus on treatment duration and related outcomes.

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