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. 2014 Mar;59(2):209.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.127711.

Syphilitic hepatitis: an uncommon manifestation of a common disease

Sukriti Baveja  1 , Shilpa Garg  1 , Amol Rajdeo  1
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Syphilitic hepatitis: an uncommon manifestation of a common disease

Sukriti Baveja et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Hepatitis being first manifestation of secondary syphilis is rare. Here in we report a case of 39 years old male who was being treated for hepatitis and presented to us subsequently with itchy maculopapular rash. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) titre was 1:16. Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA) was positive. He was treated with intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin. His hepatitis improved rapidly.

Keywords: Secondary syphilis; syphilitic hepatitis; treatment of syphilitic hepatitis.

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Erythematous scaly macules and papules over both palms
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Congestion of soft palate
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Erythematous macules and papules over neck
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Erythematous macules and papules over back
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Kupffer cell hyperplasia, lymphocytic and neutrophillic infiltration of portal tracts with mild neutrophillic infiltrate in hepatic lobules
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