Malignant syphilis with ocular involvement and organism-depleted lesions.
Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis are challenging because of the condition's diverse clinical symptoms, histopathological variance, and the lack of definite tests for treatment follow-up. We report a case of secondary pustular-ulcerative malignant syphilis with ocular involvement in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. It was striking to find that ulcerative lesions can be highly organism depleted.
Pleimes
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M
Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. marc.pleimes@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Hartschuh
W
W
Kutzner
H
H
Enk
A H
AH
Hartmann
M
M
D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology