Syphilis? An Unusual Cause of Surgical Emergency in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Man

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作者
Ignacio, Rachel A. Bender [1 ,2 ]
Koch, Lisa L. [3 ]
Dhanireddy, Shireesha [1 ]
Godornes, B. Charmie [1 ]
Lukehart, Sheila A. [1 ,4 ]
Marrazzo, Jeanne M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Med, Div Allergy & Infect Dis, Seattle, WA USA
[2] Fred Hutchinson Canc Res Ctr, Div Allergy & Infect Dis, Vaccine & Infect Dis Div, Seattle, WA 98109 USA
[3] Univ Washington, Dept Pathol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[4] Univ Washington, Dept Global Hlth, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
来源
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2015年 / 2卷 / 03期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
HIV; men who have sex with men; proctitis; syphilis; Treponema pallidum; MIMICKING NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; TREPONEMA-PALLIDUM; SECONDARY SYPHILIS;
D O I
10.1093/ofid/ofv094
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We report on a human immunodeficiency virus-infected man undergoing urgent anorectal surgery, with multi-centimeter fungating masses discovered inside the anus. Initial pathology was inconclusive. After the patient developed a disseminated rash postoperatively determined to be secondary syphilis, the anorectal pathology was reviewed and Treponema pallidum DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction from the mass.
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