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Case Reports
. 2011 Feb 22;183(3):E163-6.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091479. Epub 2010 Nov 1.

Necrotic pulmonary nodules in secondary syphilis

Janine B McCready  1 , Roland Skrastins, James F Downey, Jeff E Powis
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Case Reports

Necrotic pulmonary nodules in secondary syphilis

Janine B McCready et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Lesions on the soles of the feet of a 56-year-old woman with secondary syphilis.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Computed tomography scan showing nodules in the left lower lobe (white arrow) and right lower lobe (black arrow) of the patient’s lungs.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Computed tomography scan three months after treatment with penicillin, showing resolution of the pulmonary nodules.
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