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Article

Malignant Syphilis as the First Manifestation of HIV Infection

by
Efstathios Rallis
1,* and
Vasileios Paparizos
2
1
Department of Dermatology, Veterans Administration Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece
2
Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit, A. Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4(1), e15; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e15
Submission received: 10 August 2011 / Revised: 21 December 2011 / Accepted: 2 January 2012 / Published: 23 February 2012
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Abstract

Malignant syphilis is a rare and severe variant of secondary syphilis. It is clinically characterized by large papular, nodular and ulcerative lesions affecting the trunk and the extremities and covered with thick crust. We present a case of 52-year-old homosexual male who developed malignant syphilis and this was the first clinical manifestation of HIV infection. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous aqueous crystalline penicillin G. Physicians should recognize malignant syphilis and considered it in all HIV-infected individuals with ulceronodular skin lesions.
Keywords: HIV; malignant syphilis HIV; malignant syphilis

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Rallis, E.; Paparizos, V. Malignant Syphilis as the First Manifestation of HIV Infection. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4, e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e15

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Rallis E, Paparizos V. Malignant Syphilis as the First Manifestation of HIV Infection. Infectious Disease Reports. 2012; 4(1):e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e15

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Rallis, Efstathios, and Vasileios Paparizos. 2012. "Malignant Syphilis as the First Manifestation of HIV Infection" Infectious Disease Reports 4, no. 1: e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e15

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Rallis, E., & Paparizos, V. (2012). Malignant Syphilis as the First Manifestation of HIV Infection. Infectious Disease Reports, 4(1), e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e15

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