Rovira-López R, Bertolín-Colilla M, Martín-Ezquerra G, Pujol RM. Pruritic nodular secondary syphilis in a 61-year-old man with HIV infection.
Int J STD AIDS 2016;
28:732-734. [PMID:
27881812 DOI:
10.1177/0956462416681921]
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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.
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