2016•International Journal of STD & AIDSRequires access

Pruritic nodular secondary syphilis in a 61-year-old man with HIV infection

Roger Rovira‐López, Marta Bertolín‐Colilla, Gemma Martín‐Ezquerra, Ramón M. Pujol

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The typical finding in secondary syphilis stage is a generalized non-pruritic maculopapular eruption. We report a case of secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient presenting with pruritic crusted nodules showing numerous eosinophils on the histopathological examination.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Syphilis, Secondary syphilis, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Dermatology, Syphilis Serodiagnosis, Sexually transmitted disease, Treponematosis