title: Testicular and kidney masses in a HIV-infected man.
abstract: A 37-year-old Caucasian male presented with what appeared clinically and diagnostically as testicular and kindey tomour's. However, syphilis serology and histology confirm that the lesions were gumma's. Without routine syphilis serology, the correct diagnosis may have been missed.
authors: Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center - Mountainside, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Raymond
authors: R
authors: Liang
authors: Shauhab
authors: S
authors: Chaudhry
mesh_terms: D016263:AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016508:Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Test; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D009920:Orchitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline
keywords: HIV; North America; Syphilis (Treponema pallidum); bacterial disease; epidemiology; homosexual; location; viral disease