A large ulcer and cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis associated with syphilis infection

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-151

  Chao, Y C ^a,b   Chen, C H ^a,b   Chen, Y K ^a   Chou, C T ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SKIN ULCER; SMALL VESSEL VASCULITIS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; URETER STONE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; SYPHILIS, CUTANEOUS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33646471089     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740500381229     Document Type: Article

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