Generalized Asymptomatic Nodulo-Ulcerative Lesions Without Systemic Symptoms in a Secondary Syphilis Patient Co-Infected with HIV
Retno Hesty Maharani,
Tomi Nugraha,
Endang Sutedja
et al.
Abstract:Syphilis is a sexually-transmitted disease with various clinical stages. Secondary syphilis manifestations may mimic other skin lesions. Patient co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), with CD4 cell counts of 200-499 cells/mm 3 , often manifests an atypical cutaneous lesion, which may also occur as nodular or ulcerative lesions. Generalized nodulo-ulcerative lesions without systemic symptoms in secondary syphilis patients with HIV co-infection are rarely reported. A 22-year-old man presented with … Show more
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