Lues maligna in an HIV-infected patient

Lues maligna in an HIV-infected patient

We report such a case of malignant syphilis in a 42-year-old HIV-infected man, co-infected with hepatitis B virus, who presented neurolues and the classical skin lesions of lues maligna. The serum VDRL titer, which was 1:64 at presentation, increased to 1:2,048 three months after successful therapy...

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Main Authors: Passoni Luiz Fernando Cabral, Menezes Jacqueline Anita de, Ribeiro Sayonara Rocha, Sampaio Érica Coutinho O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Malignant syphilis
Lues maligna
Neurolues
HIV infection
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