Abstract
We report such a case of malignant syphilis in a 42-year-old HIV-infected man, co-infected with hepatitis B virus, who presented neurolues and the classical skin lesions of lues maligna. The serum VDRL titer, which was 1:64 at presentation, increased to 1:2,048 three months after successful therapy with penicillin, decreasing 15 months later to 1:8.
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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Adult
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Cardiolipins / analysis*
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Cholesterol / analysis*
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Humans
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Male
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Phosphatidylcholines / analysis*
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Syphilis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
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Syphilis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
Substances
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Cardiolipins
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Penicillins
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Phosphatidylcholines
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VDRL antigen
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Cholesterol