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- Title
Malignant syphilis with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Authors
Rajan, Jiby; Prasad, P. V. S.; Chockalingam, K.; Kaviarasan, P. K.
- Abstract
Malignant syphilis or Lues maligna, commonly reported in the pre-antibiotic era, has now seen a resurgence with the advent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Immunosuppression and sexual promiscuity set the stage for this deadly association of HIV and Treponema pallidum that can manifest atypically and can prove to cause diagnostic problems. We report one such case in a 30-year-old female who responded favorably to treatment with penicillin.
- Subjects
SYPHILIS; HIV infections; HIV; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; PROMISCUITY; TREPONEMA pallidum
- Publication
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2011, Vol 2, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
2229-5178
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/2229-5178.79864