Literature DB >> 21071564

Syphilitic periostitis of the skull and ribs in a HIV positive patient.

Michael Samarkos1, Charis Giannopoulou, Eleni Karantoni, Vassileios Papastamopoulos, Ioannis Baraboutis, Athanassios Skoutelis.   

Abstract

We report the case of a HIV and syphilis co-infected patient who presented with headache and rash and was found to have syphilitic periostitis. Our case illustrates a rare manifestation of early syphilis and presents the diagnostic dilemmas that can arise in HIV and syphilis co-infected patients.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 21071564     DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.044461

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Sex Transm Infect        ISSN: 1368-4973            Impact factor:   3.519


  2 in total

1.  Osteitis in the dens of axis caused by Treponema pallidum.

Authors:  Thilde Fabricius; Charlotte Winther; Caroline Ewertsen; Michael Kemp; Susanne Dam Nielsen
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2013-07-26       Impact factor: 3.090

2.  Challenges in Treating Secondary Syphilis Osteitis in an Immunocompromised Patient with a Penicillin Allergy: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Authors:  Robert Ali; Julio Perez-Downes; Firas Baidoun; Bashar Al Turk; Carmen Isache; Girish Mohan; Charles Perniciaro
Journal:  Case Rep Infect Dis       Date:  2016-05-29
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