title: A case of lues maligna in an AIDS patient.
abstract: Lues maligna is a severe and rare manifestation of syphilis, also known as malignant syphilis or ulceronodular syphilis and mostly occurring in patients with HIV infection. In this report, we present a case of lues maligna in an AIDS patient. Our report shows the typical clinical features of lues maligna and the important association between lues maligna and HIV/AIDS. Although the clinical manifestations of lues maligna are complicated and severe, the response to the therapy of penicillin is excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin, China. wanghong_63@live.cn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D060085:Coinfection / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology