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Nodular Secondary Syphilis: Systematic Review of an Underrecognized Clinical Phenotype

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Nodular secondary syphilis is a rare and often misdiagnosed manifestation of secondary syphilis with diverse clinical and histopathologic features. This systematic review of 144 cases highlights its frequent association with ulceration, generalized skin involvement, and HIV infection, emphasizing the importance of considering syphilis in the ...
Jacopo Tartaglia, Monica Ponzano, Alvise Sernicola, Roberto Mazzetto, Mauro Alaibac   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue and Haemophilus ducreyi cause skin ulcers in impoverished communities. Historical serologic records from Ghana focus on T. pallidum, omitting potential H. ducreyi cases. The objective of this study was to
Shirley Victoria Simpson, Hiroaki Arima, Eric Behene, Sabin S. Nundu, John Hammond, Rita Atta-Owusu, Paul Noah-Quarm, Nana Konama Kotey, Kingsley Asiedu, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Rie Roselyne Yotsu, Taro Yamamoto   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening for treponemal infection by a new enzyme immunoassay. [PDF]

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1989
A new enzyme immunoassay (EIA, Captia Syphilis-G) for detecting IgG antibodies against Treponema pallidum was evaluated as a screening test for syphilis. When serum samples were tested at a dilution of 1 in 20 (EIA20), the overall agreement between the IgG EIA and serological status based on the T pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) and the ...
H, Young, A, Moyes, A, McMillan, D H, Robertson   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ulceronecrotic Plaques, Patchy Scalp Alopecia and Visual Disturbance in a 46‐Year‐Old Man

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 46‐year‐old incarcerated man with chronic hepatitis C infection and intravenous drug use presented with a rapidly progressive pruritic eruption involving the scalp, trunk, and limbs, accompanied by patchy scalp alopecia and bilateral panuveitis.
Alex Majri, Austen Anderson, Jeremy Ng, Nima Mesbah‐Ardakani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and positive treponemal serology in Solomon Islands guest workers in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Objectives: The burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Pacific guest workers in Australia is currently unknown. Our study determined the prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and treponemal infection in a group of predominately Solomon ...
Mikaela Seymour, Sean O’Connor, Levi Hou, Sarai Tafa, Sarat Tata, Nicholas Smoll, Stefanie Vaccher, Annie Preston-Thomas, Nishila Moodley   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Concurrent central nervous system infective pathology in a severely immunocompromised patient

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
To our knowledge and literature search, concurrent cryptococcal meningitis and neurosyphilis in a patient have rarely been reported. Here, we report a 37-year-old male with HIV infection presented with headache and dizziness for 5 days along with memory ...
Thein Swe, Bordes P Laurent, Nickul N Shah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping syphilis surveillance: Insights into blood donation screening practices worldwide

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Syphilis is caused by the bacterial spirochete Treponema pallidum and can be transmitted through blood transfusion. However, there have been less than 10 documented transfusion‐transmitted cases since World War II.
Michel‐Andrés García‐Otálora, Guillermo Orjuela‐Falla, Carl P. McDonald, Sandra Ramirez‐Arcos, ISBT Transfusion‐Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and impact of online HIV/STI screening addressed to men who have sex with men and transgender women users of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Spain (TESTATE PrEP): a study protocol for a non-blinded randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction The objectives of the study are: to design and implement a pilot intervention to offer self-sampling kits to detect HIV, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Treponema pallidum (TP) among gay, bisexual and other men who
Jordi Casabona, Cristina Agustí, Vicente Descalzo, Marcos Montoro-Fernandez, Yesika Díaz, Esteve Muntada, Maria Victoria González, Gema Fernández, Héctor Martínez Riveros, Jorge García-Pérez, Aida Ramírez-Marinero, Pol Romano-deGea, Silvia G Araujo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity caused by neurosyphilis

BMJ Neurology Open
Background Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a condition characterised by dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system commonly associated with severe traumatic brain injury.
Shuko Fujiki, Masaki Fujino, Akira Machida   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital syphilis as the cause of multiple bone fractures in a young infant case report

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background The differential diagnosis of multiple unexplained bone fractures in a young infant usually includes child abuse or bone disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta.
Maria Koliou, Elpida Chatzicharalampous, Myria Charalambous, Kyriakos Aristeidou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source