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A case of secondary syphilis mimicking palmoplantar psoriasis in HIV infected patient
Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano; Brito, Arival Cardoso de; Nascimento, Bianca Angelina Macêdo do; Carvalho, Alessandra Haber; Nascimento, Manoel Dias do.
  • Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano; Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém. BR
  • Brito, Arival Cardoso de; Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém. BR
  • Nascimento, Bianca Angelina Macêdo do; Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém. BR
  • Carvalho, Alessandra Haber; Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém. BR
  • Nascimento, Manoel Dias do; Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 90(3,supl.1): 216-219, May-June 2015. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-755736
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Due to diverse clinical and histopathological presentations, diagnosis of secondary syphilis can occasionally prove challenging. Variable clinical presentations of secondary syphilis in HIV disease may result in an incorrect diagnosis and an inappropriate treatment regimen. Similarly, the histology of secondary syphilitic lesions may show considerable variation, depending on the clinical morphology of the eruption. We report a case of secondary syphilis in an HIV infected patient with cutaneous palmoplantar lesions simulating palmoplantar psoriasis.

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psoriasis / Syphilis, Cutaneous / HIV Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Pará/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psoriasis / Syphilis, Cutaneous / HIV Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Pará/BR