Syphilis mimicking Reiter's syndrome in an HIV-positive patient

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-92

  Kishimoto, Mitsumasa ^a,b   Lee, Maryann J ^c   Mor, Adam ^a   Abeles, Aryeh M ^a   Solomon, Gary ^a   Pillinger, Michael H ^a,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Keratoderma; Reiter syndrome; Syphilis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE; EYE DROPS; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BALANITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOOT SOLE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; KERATODERMA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; REITER SYNDROME; SYPHILIS; URETHRITIS; UVEITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BALANITIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; PENICILLINS; PREDNISONE; REITER SYNDROME; REMISSION INDUCTION; SYPHILIS, CUTANEOUS; UVEITIS;

EID: 33747344024     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200608000-00008     Document Type: Article

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