Atypical presentation of syphilis in an HTLV-I infected patient



Título del documento: Atypical presentation of syphilis in an HTLV-I infected patient
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000290754
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1
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2
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal da Bahia, Fundacao de Doencas Infecciosas, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Ago
Volumen: 7
Número: 4
Paginación: 273-277
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés We report the case of a 44 year-old female, who presented a long-lasting, clinically atypical, secondary syphilis ("malignant syphilis") in the right foot, which started six months before medical evaluation. The patient had a serological diagnosis of HTLV-I infection and syphilis two years before the onset of the skin lesions, following a blood donation. As she believed she was allergic to penicillin, she initially received sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim, without any improvement of the clinical picture. After failure of this first treatment regimen, she was given penicillin, which promoted complete healing of the lesion. We found evidence that infection by HTLV-I is capable of modifying the clinical course of secondary syphilis
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Diagnóstico,
Microbiología,
Inmunología,
Sífilis secundaria,
HTLV-I,
Sífilis,
Sífilis maligna
Keyword: Medicine,
Diagnosis,
Microbiology,
Secondary syphilis,
HTLV-I,
Syphilis,
Malignant syphilis,
Immunology
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