Pulmonary Involvement in Secondary Syphilis

In secondary syphilis, Treponema pallidum can spread to the lungs. A new case is described of a patient with multiple excavated subpleural pulmonary nodules, a rare localization of secondary syphilis. Despite the numerous pulmonary samples analysed in the literature, T. pallidum is rarely visualised...

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Main Authors: Ruben Benainous, Mohanad Alunji, Pierre Yves Brillet, Robin Dhote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-07-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2487