Malignant syphilis with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Malignant syphilis with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Malignant syphilis or Lues maligna, commonly reported in the pre-antibiotic era, has now seen a resurgence with the advent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Immunosuppression and sexual promiscuity set the stage for this deadly association of HIV and Treponema pallidum that can manifest atypica...

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Main Authors: Jiby Rajan, P. V. S. Prasad, K Chockalingam, P K Kaviarasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Human immunodeficiency virus
malignant syphilis
co-existence
Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2011;volume=2;issue=1;spage=19;epage=22;aulast=Rajan

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