title: Pruritic nodular secondary syphilis in a 61-year-old man with HIV infection.
abstract: The typical finding in secondary syphilis stage is a generalized non-pruritic maculopapular eruption. We report a case of secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient presenting with pruritic crusted nodules showing numerous eosinophils on the histopathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar - Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rovira-López
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar - Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertolín-Colilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar - Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martín-Ezquerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar - Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramon M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pujol
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005076:Exanthema; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine
keywords: Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; pruritus