An unusual manifestation of acquired syphilis.
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.
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Division of Infectious Diseases, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA. Gurlai01@doc.mssm.edu
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Edelman
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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