title: Syphilis mimicking Reiter's syndrome in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: A 38-year-old man with HIV infection presented with panuveitis, urethritis, and a papulosquamous eruption on his palms and soles. Careful physical and laboratory examination led to the diagnosis of syphilitic keratoderma, uveitis, and balanitis. The patient was successfully treated with penicillin and prednisone therapy. Because the initial presentation was difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of Reiter's syndrome, a high degree of clinical suspicion was required to accurately diagnose syphilis, a curable and potentially fatal disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York; Department of Public Health, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.. Electronic address: kishimotomitsumasa@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Aryeh M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abeles
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pillinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Maryann J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001446:Balanitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012074:Remission Induction; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D011241:Prednisone