Behcet′s disease simulating secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient
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Hepatic Lesions with Secondary Syphilis in an HIV-Infected Patient
Syphilis among HIV-infected patients continues to be a public health concern, especially in men who have sex with men. The clinical manifestations of syphilis are protean; syphilitic hepatitis is an unusual complication that can occur at any stage of the disease. We report a case of an HIV-infected male who presented with systemic symptoms and liver lesions highly suggestive of lymphoma and was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0253-7184
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.112950