Early syphilis presenting as a painful polyradiculopathy in an HIV positive individual

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-134

  Winston, Alan ^a,b   Marriott, D ^a   Brew, B ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RARE DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; POLYRADICULOPATHY;

EID: 17144398834     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.011668     Document Type: Article

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