Syphilitic Hepatitis: An Uncommon Manifestation of a Common Disease

Hepatitis being first manifestation of secondary syphilis is rare. Here in we report a case of 39 years old male who was being treated for hepatitis and presented to us subsequently with itchy maculopapular rash. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) titre was 1:16. Treponema pallidum hemagglu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baveja, Sukriti, Garg, Shilpa, Rajdeo, Amol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
E-Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3969699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24700957
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.127711
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Sumario:Hepatitis being first manifestation of secondary syphilis is rare. Here in we report a case of 39 years old male who was being treated for hepatitis and presented to us subsequently with itchy maculopapular rash. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) titre was 1:16. Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA) was positive. He was treated with intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin. His hepatitis improved rapidly.

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