A case of lues maligna in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
We report a case of lues maligna (ulceronodular cutaneous syphilis) mimicking mycosis fungoides in an individual with AIDS and review the literature of this variant of syphilis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. A comparison of the histological similarities and differences between lues maligna, late cutaneous syphilis and mycosis fungoides is also discussed.
D'Amico
Ronald
R
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, USA. Ronddamico@aol.com
Zalusky
Ralph
R
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology