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Case Reports
. 2019 Feb;60(1):e48-e50.
doi: 10.1111/ajd.12860. Epub 2018 Jun 8.

Rapid progression to gummatous tertiary syphilis in a patient with HIV

Olivia A Charlton  1 , Prianka Puri  2 , Louella Davey  3 , Chris Weatherall  4   5 , Pamela Konecny  4   5
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Case Reports

Rapid progression to gummatous tertiary syphilis in a patient with HIV

Olivia A Charlton et al. Australas J Dermatol. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) and syphilis is associated with rapid progression to tertiary syphilis. This case report describes the early development of gummatous skin disease and suspected neurosyphilis in a patient with untreated HIV and approaches to treatment.

Keywords: HIV; gumma; syphilis; tertiary syphilis.

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