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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2015; 43 (1)

Acute ulcerative lesions in two HIV-seropositive patients

Bernardes FF, Pinto QSMV, Cruz AY, Veizaga VRP, da Costa NJA

Language: Portugués
References: 14
Page: 69-72
PDF size: 443.71 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Syphilis is an infectious disease of high prevalence that is often called the «great imitator» because its polymorphism lesion. Malignant syphilis is a severe form of secondary syphilis also known as nodular-ulcerative syphilis. The authors present two cases of early malignant syphilis and emphasize the importance of awareness of HIV patients about sexual risk behaviors.


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