Case report of three consecutive lues maligna infections in an HIV-infected patient

Lues maligna is a rare presentation of an infection with Treponema pallidum. Here we report three lues maligna infections with severe dermatological manifestations in a single HIV-1 infected individual. Despite the start of highly active antiretroviral therapy and a substantial increase in CD4 cell...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2017-04, Vol.28 (5), p.523-525
Main Authors: Sammet, Stefanie, Draenert, Rika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - pathology
HIV-1 - isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Skin - microbiology
Skin - pathology
Syphilis, Cutaneous - complications
Syphilis, Cutaneous - diagnosis
Syphilis, Cutaneous - microbiology
Syphilis, Cutaneous - pathology
Treponema pallidum - isolation & purification
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Summary:Lues maligna is a rare presentation of an infection with Treponema pallidum. Here we report three lues maligna infections with severe dermatological manifestations in a single HIV-1 infected individual. Despite the start of highly active antiretroviral therapy and a substantial increase in CD4 cell count after the first episode, he developed consecutive episodes. We assume a specific immunological predisposition to react to T. pallidum in this patient.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1177/0956462416674102