title: An unusual manifestation of acquired syphilis.
abstract: Bone involvement is an unusual manifestation of acquired syphilis. We report a case of clinically apparent osteitis of the skull, secondary to acquired syphilis, which was the patient's presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA. Gurlai01@doc.mssm.edu
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Gurland
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Korn
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010000:Osteitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis