title: A case of secondary syphilis demonstrating nephrotic syndrome and a solitary intrahepatic mass in a human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected patient.
abstract: A 37-year-old, human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Japanese man was referred because of nephrotic syndrome following emergence of generalized skin rash. Serological tests for syphilis turned out to be positive within ten months of the referral. Abdominal echography incidentally revealed a solitary intrahepatic mass without a detectable blood flow in segment 7. The patient's signs and symptoms, as well as the intrahepatic mass, resolved promptly after administration of amoxicillin. We consider that, in the present case, secondary syphilis caused the nephrotic syndrome and the intrahepatic mass, both of which have rarely been reported to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: hkogane-tkb@umin.org.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koganemaru
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigemi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hitomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirayasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamagata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome; D013587:Syphilis
keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus; Intrahepatic mass; Nephrotic syndrome; Secondary syphilis