| Syphilitic palmoplantar keratoderma and ocular disease: a rare combination in an HIV-positive patient. | |
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PMID: 20166572 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Approximately 349 million individuals worldwide are actively infected with syphilis. The incidence of syphilis in North America and Europe is low but has been rising in recent years. The rate of concomitant infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis also has been increasing. Concomitant infection with HIV can cause syphilis to have atypical characteristics. These atypical findings can involve the skin as well as organs that rarely are affected in HIV-negative individuals such as the eyes. We present a case of syphilis causing palmoplantar keratoderma and ocular disease in a patient with HIV infection, and discuss the differences in diagnosis and treatment of patients with both diseases. |
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Authors:
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Joslyn Sciacca Kirby; Renato Goreshi; Nicholas Mahoney |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner Volume: 84 ISSN: 0011-4162 ISO Abbreviation: Cutis Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-19 Completed Date: 2010-03-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0006440 Medline TA: Cutis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 305-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Dr, Mail Code: HU 14, PO Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. Jkirby1@hmc.psu.edu |
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Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Diagnosis, Differential Drug Therapy, Combination Eye Infections, Bacterial / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use HIV Seropositivity* Humans Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Male Parasympatholytics / therapeutic use Penicillin G / therapeutic use Prednisolone / therapeutic use Syphilis / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Tropanes / therapeutic use |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Glucocorticoids; 0/Parasympatholytics; 0/Tropanes; 50-24-8/Prednisolone; 61-33-6/Penicillin G; 87-00-3/homatropine |
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