Lues maligna in an HIV-infected patient

被引:18
作者
Passoni, LFC [1 ]
de Menezes, JA [1 ]
Ribeiro, SR [1 ]
Sampaio, TCO [1 ]
机构
[1] Hosp Serv Estado, Serv Doencas Infecc & Parasitarias, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
malignant syphilis; Lues maligna; neurolues; HIV infection;
D O I
10.1590/S0037-86822005000200011
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
We report such a case of malignant syphilis in a 42-year-old HIV-infected man, co-infected with hepatitis B virus, who presented neurolues and the classical skin lesions of lues maligna. The serum VDRL titer, which was 1:64 at presentation, increased to 1:2,048 three months after successful therapy with penicillin, decreasing 15 months later to 1:8.
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