Results 11 to 20 of about 6,465 (175)
Granulomatous Secondary Syphilis: A Clinicopathological Diagnostic Framework From Three Cases. [PDF]
Clin Case RepGranulomatous secondary syphilis is a rare clinical and histopathological presentation that may mimic other granulomatous dermatoses. Clinic pathological correlation, appropriate serological testing, and recognition of characteristic histopathological features are essential for accurate diagnosis.
Shah S +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Nodular tertiary syphilis in an immunocompetent patient [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 : Acquired syphilis can be divided into primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages. About 25% of patients with untreated primary syphilis will develop late signs that generally occur after three to five years, with involvement of several organs. The
Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt +4 more
doaj +1 more source
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives The diagnosis of repeat syphilis and its follow-up remains challenging. We aimed to investigate if IgM testing may assist in the diagnosis of syphilis reinfection/relapse and its treatment follow-up.Methods This substudy was conducted in the ...
Tania Crucitti +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Sensitivity and specificity of point-of-care rapid combination syphilis-HIV-HCV tests. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 New rapid point-of-care (POC) tests are being developed that would offer the opportunity to increase screening and treatment of several infections, including syphilis.
Kristen L Hess +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Neurosyphilis Concurrently Presenting With Limbic Encephalitis and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report. [PDF]
Neuropsychopharmacol RepWe report a case of neurosyphilis characterized by early‐onset dementia, limbic encephalitis, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. Psychiatrists should be aware of the possibility of neurosyphilis in such cases. ABSTRACT Background Neurosyphilis may present with a variety of clinical symptoms and neuroimaging findings and is thus likely to be overlooked.
Obata N +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
A case of secondary syphilis mimicking palmoplantar psoriasis in HIV infected patient [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Due to diverse clinical and histopathological presentations, diagnosis of secondary syphilis can occasionally prove challenging. Variable clinical presentations of secondary syphilis in HIV disease may result in an incorrect diagnosis and an ...
Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Papulonodular secondary syphilis: a rare clinic presentation confirmed by serologic and histologic exams [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 : Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum and divided into three stages according to the duration of the disease: primary, secondary and tertiary.
John Verrinder Veasey +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: Rates of maternal syphilis have increased five-fold in Brazil in the past decade. While penicillin remains the only appropriate treatment for maternal syphilis, we hypothesized that low non-treponemal titers (
Emma Jane Swayze +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Diagnosis of treponemal co‐infection in HIV‐infected West Africans [PDF]
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2012 AbstractObjectives To evaluate the performance of two enzyme immunoassays (EIA), Murex and ICE, and the Determine TP point‐of‐care test (POCT) in diagnosing treponemal infection (syphilis or yaws) in patients attending a large HIV clinic in Ghana; to determine the prevalence of treponemal co‐infections; and to characterise demographic and clinical ...
Yaasir, Mamoojee +9 more
openaire +2 more sources
Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2019 Background: VITROS syphilis Treponema pallidum agglutination (VSTPA) assay is a treponemal assay for the detection of antitreponemal antibody in the human serum or plasma using enhanced chemiluminescence technology.
Amardeep Pathak +3 more
doaj +1 more source