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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
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Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method. [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Until the 1970s the prevalence of non-venereal trepanomatosis, including yaws, was greatly reduced after worldwide mass treatment. In 2005, cases were again reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We carried out a survey to estimate
Dhorda, M +9 more
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Performance of Syphilis Sentinel Surveillance in the context of endemic Treponematoses: experience from Ghana. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Use of treponemal tests to screen for syphilis (caused by Treponema pallidum pallidum) poses challenges with infection status classification, especially in settings where other treponemal infections are endemic.
Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw +2 more
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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
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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
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Endemic treponemal diseases. [PDF]
, 2014 The endemic treponemal diseases, consisting of yaws, bejel (endemic syphilis) and pinta, are non-venereal infections closely related to syphilis, and are recognized by WHO as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Mabey, David C +2 more
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Treponema pallidum infection rate in patients attending the general hospital of Benguela, Angola
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023 Introduction: The objectives of this study were to estimate the rate of infection by Treponema pallidum and co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in individuals attending the General Hospital of Benguela (GHB), Angola, to verify the Rapid
Lesya Yefimenko +4 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 INTRODUCTION Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. Considering the high rates of syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis reported in Brazil in the past, and their serious consequences, this study described the ...
Cássia de Paula Pires +4 more
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Laboratory Diagnostic Tools for Syphilis: Current Status and Future Prospects
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 With the increasing number of patients infected with syphilis in the past 20 years, early diagnosis and early treatment are essential to decline syphilis prevalence.
Yuting Luo, Yafeng Xie, Yongjian Xiao
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Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia with cryptococcal meningitis: first case report from Cambodia. [PDF]
, 2009 We report on a patient with cryptococcal meningitis with CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia and no evidence of HIV ...
Augusto, E +4 more
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