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Syphilis? An Unusual Cause of Surgical Emergency in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Man

We report on a human immunodeficiency virus-infected man undergoing urgent anorectal surgery, with multi-centimeter fungating masses discovered inside the anus. Initial pathology was inconclusive. After the patient developed a disseminated rash postoperatively determined to be secondary syphilis, th...

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Autores principales: Bender Ignacio, Rachel A., Koch, Lisa L., Dhanireddy, Shireesha, Charmie Godornes, B., Lukehart, Sheila A., Marrazzo, Jeanne M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26213693
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv094