The great impostor: Lues maligna in an HIV-infected male
Lues maligna is a rare severe cutaneous manifestation of secondary syphilis. It is also known as malignant syphilis and ulceronodular syphilis. We report a case of a 58-year-old HIV-infected male who presented with diffuse, pruritic, non-tender, maculo-papular skin lesions, ulcerated nodules and pla...
Main Authors: | Alfredo J Mena Lora, Marylee Braniecki, Ayman Nasir, Maximo Brito |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-09-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X17731050 |
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