Two cases of unusual manifestations of secondary syphilis accompanied by human immunodeficiency virus infection

Seung Ho Lee, Dae Hun Suh, Kwang Hyun Cho, Hee Chul Eun

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Abstract

We report two cases of unusual manifestations of secondary syphilis accompanied by human immunodeficencieng virus infection. The first case is a 57-year-old heterosexual man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity and unusual manifestations of secondary syphilis. The second case is a 28-year-old man presented with unusual cutaneous lesions of secondary syphilis. The following laboratory tests showed that the patient was seropositive for HIV. Both patients' cutaneous lesions resembled those of a patient with Reiter's syndrome such as keratoderma blennorrhagicum and circinate balanitis. The VDRL test of the first case showed the prozone phenomenon (false-negative in undiluted specimen).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)354-359
Number of pages6
JournalKorean Journal of Dermatology
Volume41
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2003

Keywords

  • HIV
  • Syphilis

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