title: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis: another condition that mimics syphilis.
abstract: Syphilis, a disease that in the past was associated with significant morbidity and lethality rates, has resurged in recent years principally as a consequence of changes in risk behavior. An epidemiological group that is commonly affected is the HIV-infected population. The characteristics of the disease and its progression may differ in these patients. The present report describes a case of an HIV-positive male patient, who developed florid secondary syphilis: in addition to syphilitic roseola, he also presented with bilateral panuveitis and involvement of the central nervous system. Investigation revealed the prozone phenomenon and histological examination of the skin lesions showed the presence of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. This finding is extremely rare and few cases have been documented.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabricio Cecanho
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Furlan
authors.forename: Aline Pâmela Vieira de
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Márcia Cristina Naomi
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Mílvia Maria Simões E Silva
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Enokihara
authors.forename: Nilceo Schwery
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Michalany
authors.forename: Adriana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Porro
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology