| Autor: |
Gautam, Manjyot, Sethi, Sahil, Nadkarni, Nitin J. |
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Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS; Jan-Jan2023, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p79-81, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
Syphilis is caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum. Diagnosis of syphilis is made with a venereal disease research laboratory test. Treatment of choice is intramuscular injection benzathine Penicillin. The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) is a transient immunological phenomenon that can occur in patients during treatment for syphilis with penicillin. It is a rare phenomenon but can be a potentially severe one. It manifests clinically with short-term constitutional symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, and myalgia, besides exacerbation of existing cutaneous lesions. We report the case of a 24-year-old man presenting with JHR posttreatment with benzathine penicillin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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