Myositis as an unusual presentation of secondary syphilis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 807-808

  Nord, Jill ^a   Elemam, Azza ^a   Mandell, William ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV infection; myositis; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CREATINE KINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOSITIS; NEUROSYPHILIS; REAGIN TEST; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; NEUROSYPHILIS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 77955473414     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e633aa     Document Type: Article

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