title: Case series of syphilis and HIV co-infections.
abstract: Syphilis and HIV co-infection are indeed dangerous combinations. The present communication describes three different cases of syphilis and HIV co-infection in young men. The first case is a 25-year-old medical graduate with a primary and secondary syphilis lesions at time of presentation. The second case is a 24-year-old government officer with right eye posterior uveitis where the serology tests for syphilis were reactive. His HIV tests were also positive. The final case is a 25-year-old homosexual who was admitted to the medical ward because of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The HIV and syphilis serology tests were noted to be positive.
authors.affiliation: Asrul Abdul Wahab, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Asrul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdul Wahab
authors.affiliation: M.M. Rahman, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Marlyn Mohammad, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Marlyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammad
authors.affiliation: Salasawati Hussin, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Salasawati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hussin
keywords: Co-infection; HIV; Penicillin; RPR; Syphilis