Prominent osseous and unusual dermatologic manifestations of early syphilis in two patients with discordant serological statuses for human immunodeficiency virus infection

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 462-467

  Rademacher, Steven E ^a,b   Radolf, Justin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Platte Valley Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HERXHEIMER REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OSTEITIS; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIOSTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0029788074     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.3.462     Document Type: Article

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