Secondary pulmonary syphilis: report of a likely case and literature review.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a homosexual, HIV-positive man with typical secondary syphilis and multiple excavated pulmonary subpleural nodules. Syphilis with direct pulmonary involvement was suggested by a positive result of PCR of a bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimen, then confirmed by a positive therapeutic test result. Only 9 reports of pulmonary involvement in secondary syphilis have been reported to date in the English-language literature. Clinicians should be aware of this atypical localization of syphilis.
Medical subject headings
- HIV Infections
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
- Syphilis