Two Cases of Unusual Manifestations of Secondary Syphilis Accompanied by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.
- Author:
Seung Ho LEE
1
;
Dae Hun SUH
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Hee Chul EUN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. daehun@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
HIV;
Syphilis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Balanitis;
Heterosexuality;
HIV*;
Humans*;
Keratosis;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Syphilis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2003;41(3):354-359
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report two cases of unusual manifestations of secondary syphilis accompanied by human immunodefiency virus infection. The first case is a 57-year-old heterosexual man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity and unusual manifestations of secondary syphilis. The second case is a 28-year-old man presented with unusual cutaneous lesions of secondary syphilis. The following laboratory tests showed that the patient was seropositive for HIV. Both patients' cutaneous lesions resembled those of a patient with Reiter's syndrome such as keratoderma blennorrhagicum and circinate balanitis. The VDRL test of the first case showed the prozone phenomenon (false-negative in undiluted specimen).
