Disabling complications of primary syphilis in a 34-year-old woman living with HIV

A 34-year-old woman managed at the department of skin and venereal diseases was diagnosised with primary syphilis (with gangrenisation and phagedenisation of the hard chancre) and HIV co-infection. In the nasolabial triangle area there was a large ulcerated defect of an irregular configuration and w...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2020-03, Vol.31 (3), p.274-275
Main Authors: Lomonosov, KM, Zaborova, VA
Format: Article
Language:English
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AIDS/HIV
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Summary:A 34-year-old woman managed at the department of skin and venereal diseases was diagnosised with primary syphilis (with gangrenisation and phagedenisation of the hard chancre) and HIV co-infection. In the nasolabial triangle area there was a large ulcerated defect of an irregular configuration and with dense crusts of brown-black colour, transiting to the nasal septum. The complete scarring of the chancre was observed on the 17th day. Complications of syphilis can have physical, psychological and social consequences and even lead to disability.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1177/0956462419888312