Malignant syphilis in an immunocompetent female patient

Malignant syphilis is an uncommon manifestation of secondary syphilis, in which necrotic lesions may be associated with systemic signs and symptoms. Generally it occurs in an immunosuppressed patient, mainly HIV-infected, but might be observed on those who have normal immune response. Since there is...

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Autores principales: Requena, Camila Bueno, Orasmo, Cínthia Rosane, Ocanha, Juliana Polizel, Barraviera, Silvia Regina Catharino Sartore, Marques, Mariangela Esther Alencar, Marques, Silvio Alencar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25387504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143155
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Sumario:Malignant syphilis is an uncommon manifestation of secondary syphilis, in which necrotic lesions may be associated with systemic signs and symptoms. Generally it occurs in an immunosuppressed patient, mainly HIV-infected, but might be observed on those who have normal immune response. Since there is an exponential increase in the number of syphilis cases, more diagnoses of malignant syphilis must be expected. We report a case in an immunocompetent female patient.

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