Syphilis as osteomyelitis of the fifth metatarsal of the left foot: the great imitator hits once again
Introduction: We report an unusual case of osteomyelitis of the left foot due to syphilitic bone involvement. Case presentation: A 73-year-old man came to our attention with a four-month history of fever and a hypertrophic ulceration of the fifth metatarsal of the left foot. He had a history of syph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302319 |