Malignant syphilis in an immunocompetent female patient.
Malignant syphilis is an uncommon manifestation of secondary syphilis, in which necrotic lesions may be associated with systemic signs and symptoms. Generally it occurs in an immunosuppressed patient, mainly HIV-infected, but might be observed on those who have normal immune response. Since there is an exponential increase in the number of syphilis cases, more diagnoses of malignant syphilis must be expected. We report a case in an immunocompetent female patient.
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Camila Bueno
CB
Requena
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Cínthia Rosane
CR
Orasmo
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Juliana Polizel
JP
Ocanha
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Silvia Regina Catharino Sartore
SR
Barraviera
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Mariangela Esther Alencar
ME
Marques
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Silvio Alencar
SA
Marques
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology*; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine