Nodular secondary syphilis in a HIV patient mimicking cutaneous lymphoma;Sífilis secundaria nodular en paciente VIH positivo simulando linfoma cutáneo

Anales de Medicina Interna

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 241-243

  Baniandrés Rodríguez, Ofelia ^a,b   Nieto Perea, O ^a   Moya Alonso, L ^a   Carrillo Gijon R ^a   Harto Castano A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

HIV; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HERXHEIMER REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACULE; MALE; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SORE THROAT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 3042801831     PISSN: 02127199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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