Secondary Syphilis Presenting as Erythema Multiforme in the Setting of AIDS and Psoriasis.

CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE - Tập 14 Số 9 - Trang e29110 - 2022
Olivia M Cook1, Jenna Knafo1, Rahill Bhaskar1, Mohammad Salhab1, Hoang Nguyen2
1Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clearwater, USA.
2Basic Sciences, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clearwater, USA.

Tóm tắt

Syphilis is a highly infectious sexually transmitted infection (STI) with a multitude of presentations. The disease is known as "the great imitator" as it often presents as other chronic dermatoses, leading to a difficult and delayed diagnosis. Here, we describe the case of a 17-year-old Vietnamese male from Dong Nai Province who was initially diagnosed with psoriasis. However, upon further investigation, he was found to have concurrent secondary syphilis and psoriasis complicated by an undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection which presented clinically as generalized erythema multiforme (EM). The patient demonstrated significant improvement after being treated for syphilis and psoriasis, and he was subsequently referred to an infectious disease specialist for treatment of the underlying HIV infection.

Từ khóa

#"psoriasis #acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) #bacterial sexually transmitted infections #cutaneous syphilis #human immunedeficiecy virus (hiv) infection #skin disease/ dermatology #targetoid #treponema pallidum

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