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Secondary syphilis presenting as a corymbiform syphilide: case report and review
It is essential that healthcare providers are familiar with the full spectrum of clinical presentations of syphilis. A rare manifestation of secondary syphilis is the corymbiform (or corymbose) arrangement, in which a central greater papule is surrounded by smaller satellite lesions. Very few report...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6103325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30133600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201860040 |
Sumario: | It is essential that healthcare providers are familiar with the full spectrum of clinical presentations of syphilis. A rare manifestation of secondary syphilis is the corymbiform (or corymbose) arrangement, in which a central greater papule is surrounded by smaller satellite lesions. Very few reports of corymbiform syphilis are available in current biomedical databases. We present the case of a 28 year-old HIV-infected male patient on regular, successful antiretroviral therapy who developed an asymptomatic corymbiform maculopapular lesion in the medial aspect of the right thigh. There were also a few brownish macular lesions on the left sole. New serological tests for syphilis (which had been negative in the past) were reactive. The coymbiform lesion slowly regressed and the non-treponemal test reverted to negative after benzathine penicillin G treatment. A review of the literature is provided. This is the first report of corymbiform syphilis in an HIV-infected patient. |
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