A case of secondary syphilis with HIV, resembling borderline lepromatous leprosy
| Autor: | Mohan Zachariah Mani, Kanwardeep Singh Kwatra, Paulina Rose Chaudhary, Anuradha Bhatia, Bimal Kanish |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Case Report Dermatology Secondary syphilis medicine.disease_cause Rapid plasma reagin Medicine secondary syphilis Asymptomatic neurosyphilis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Borderline lepromatous leprosy HIV medicine.disease Buschke–Ollendorf sign Infectious Diseases Male patient Concomitant Immunology Ceftriaxone business homosexual male medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1998-3816 0253-7184 |
| Popis: | We are reporting an unusual case of secondary syphilis, in a homosexual male patient, which resembled borderline lepromatous leprosy, and in whom the diagnosis was considered on clinical grounds. The patient also had concomitant HIV infection, with asymptomatic neurosyphilis. His rapid plasma reagin test was reactive in 1:128 dilution. He improved with three standard, weekly injections of benzathine penicillin, along with 2 g of intravenous ceftriaxone daily for 15 days. This case is being reported to highlight the need for a high index of suspicion in diagnosing unusual cases of secondary syphilis, especially in those with concomitant HIV infection. |
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