Seronegative secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-159

  Blum, L ^a   Bachmeyer, C ^b   Caumes, E ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER RENÉ DUBOS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIDANOSINE; DOXYCYCLINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; NELFINAVIR; PENICILLIN G; STAVUDINE; TENOFOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 15044338584     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01695.x     Document Type: Article

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