title: A case of syphilitic osteitis in a patient with HIV infection.
abstract: Osteitis is an under-recognised clinical manifestation of early syphilis, especially in patients with HIV. We report here a case of syphilitic osteitis of the skull and review its clinical presentation, diagnosis and management.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA lelopre@uab.edu.
authors: Latesha
authors: L
authors: Elopre
authors: Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County, Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA.
authors: Venita
authors: V
authors: Morell
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors: Charles
authors: C
authors: Bosshardt
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors: William M
authors: WM
authors: Geisler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010000:Osteitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D004318:Doxycycline
keywords: AIDS; HIV; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; osteitis; secondary syphilis; sexually transmitted infection