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Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient
Papulo- and vesiculo-necrotic lesions are rare manifestations of secondary syphilis. Until now it has been described only in HIV-infected patients with advanced stages of immunosuppression. This case report describes an unusual case of PLEVA-like syphilis in a 33-year-old man with newly diagnosed HI...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834682/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278062 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2013.34166 |
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author | Pastuszczak, Maciej Woźniak, Wioletta Jaworek, Andrzej K. Wojas-Pelc, Anna |
author_facet | Pastuszczak, Maciej Woźniak, Wioletta Jaworek, Andrzej K. Wojas-Pelc, Anna |
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description | Papulo- and vesiculo-necrotic lesions are rare manifestations of secondary syphilis. Until now it has been described only in HIV-infected patients with advanced stages of immunosuppression. This case report describes an unusual case of PLEVA-like syphilis in a 33-year-old man with newly diagnosed HIV infection. Despite that the CD4 cells level and viral load did not indicate the advance stage of immunosuppression, the unusual manifestation of syphilis and neurosyphilis occurred. The presented case indicates the need for HIV screening in every patient with syphilis especially when the clinical manifestation is unusual. Importance of syphilis testing in every case with atypical rashes should be also highlighted. |
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spelling | pubmed-38346822013-11-25 Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient Pastuszczak, Maciej Woźniak, Wioletta Jaworek, Andrzej K. Wojas-Pelc, Anna Postepy Dermatol Alergol Case Report Papulo- and vesiculo-necrotic lesions are rare manifestations of secondary syphilis. Until now it has been described only in HIV-infected patients with advanced stages of immunosuppression. This case report describes an unusual case of PLEVA-like syphilis in a 33-year-old man with newly diagnosed HIV infection. Despite that the CD4 cells level and viral load did not indicate the advance stage of immunosuppression, the unusual manifestation of syphilis and neurosyphilis occurred. The presented case indicates the need for HIV screening in every patient with syphilis especially when the clinical manifestation is unusual. Importance of syphilis testing in every case with atypical rashes should be also highlighted. Termedia Publishing House 2013-04-12 2013-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3834682/ /pubmed/24278062 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2013.34166 Text en Copyright © 2013 Termedia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Pastuszczak, Maciej Woźniak, Wioletta Jaworek, Andrzej K. Wojas-Pelc, Anna Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient |
title | Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient |
title_full | Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient |
title_fullStr | Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient |
title_full_unstemmed | Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient |
title_short | Pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a HIV-infected patient |
title_sort | pityriasis lichenoides-like secondary syphilis and neurosyphilis in a hiv-infected patient |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834682/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278062 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2013.34166 |
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