Secondary syphilis mimicking tuberculoid leprosy in an HIV-positive individual: a case report

Int J STD AIDS. 2019 Oct;30(12):1235-1238. doi: 10.1177/0956462419869136. Epub 2019 Sep 27.

Authors

D Fernandez-Nieto¹, D Ortega-Quijano¹, J Jimenez-Cauhe¹, P Fernandez-Gonzalez¹, E Moreno-Moreno², S Bea-Ardebol¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
² Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 31558132
DOI: 10.1177/0956462419869136

No abstract available

Keywords: HIV; Secondary syphilis; Treponema pallidum; leprosy; sexually transmitted infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
HIV Infections / complications*
HIV Infections / drug therapy
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular
Leprosy, Tuberculoid
Male
Middle Aged
Penicillin G Benzathine / administration & dosage
Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use
Syphilis / diagnosis*
Syphilis / drug therapy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Penicillin G Benzathine

Supplementary concepts

Syphilis, secondary