Triumvirate Presentation and Treatment of Psoriasis in the Setting of HIV and Treponema pallidum Infection.

CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE - Tập 14 Số 2 - Trang e22129 - 2022
Ariel Kidron1, Hiep Nguyen1,2, Hoang Nguyen3
1Emergency Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
2Orthopaedic Surgery, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
3Basic Sciences, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clearwater, USA.

Tóm tắt

Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks healthy skin cells, causing the accelerated formation of new skin characterized by scaly patches or plaques. These lesions are formed due to the formation of new skin underneath dead skin that has yet to be shed. Although the cause of psoriasis is not completely understood, it has been associated with infections that may trigger or exacerbate the condition. Syphilis, a highly infectious sexually transmitted disease, may trigger a psoriasis outbreak; because syphilis is known as "the great imitator", it can present as many other chronic dermatoses and therefore often makes it very difficult to diagnose. Here, we describe a case of a 17-year-old Vietnamese male from Dong Nai Province who was initially diagnosed with psoriasis and later diagnosed with syphilis and HIV infection upon further investigation and testing.

Từ khóa

#cutaneous syphilis #hiv dermatoses #human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection #management of psoriasis #psoriasis pathophysiology

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CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Tập 14 Số 2

e22129

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