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Carnaúba Jr,Dimas; Bittencourt,Achiléa; Brites,Carlos. |
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. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Secondary syphilis; HTLV-I infection; Syphilis/HTLV-I coinfection; Malignant syphilis. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400008 |
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Bittencourt,Achiléa; Silva,Nancy; Straatmann,Andréa; Nunes,Victor Luiz Correia; Follador,Ivonise; Badaró,Roberto. |
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is rarely reported in South America. In spite of the fact that there are many reports about the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, PKDL is very uncommon in HIV-positive patients, and so far only four cases have been documented in the literature. We present another case with unusual clinicopathological aspects. The patient, a 28-year-old male, from Salvador, Bahia (an endemic area) presented with clinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis three years after the diagnosis of AIDS. During treatment for visceral leishmaniasis he developed disseminated miliary papules. Microscopically, the skin biopsy showed a "saw-tooth" pattern with a lichenoid mononuclear infiltrate simulating lichen planus. The... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis; Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; AIDS. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000300009 |
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Bittencourt,Achiléa; Silva,Nancy; Straatmann,Andréa; Nunes,Victor Luiz Correia; Follador,Ivonise; Badaró,Roberto. |
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is rarely reported in South America. In spite of the fact that there are many reports about the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, PKDL is very uncommon in HIV-positive patients, and so far only four cases have been documented in the literature. We present another case with unusual clinicopathological aspects. The patient, a 28-year-old male, from Salvador, Bahia (an endemic area) presented with clinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis three years after the diagnosis of AIDS. During treatment for visceral leishmaniasis he developed disseminated miliary papules. Microscopically, the skin biopsy showed a "saw-tooth" pattern with a lichenoid mononuclear infiltrate simulating lichen planus. The... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis; Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; AIDS. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000600008 |
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