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Rapid progression to gummatous tertiary syphilis in a patient with HIV

Authors:	Olivia A Charlton Prianka Puri Louella Davey Chris Weatherall Pamela Konecny

Affiliation:	1. Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;2. Department of Renal Medicine, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Capital Territory, Australia;3. Department of Anatomical Pathology, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;4. Department of Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Sexual Health, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia St George & Sutherland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract:	Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) and syphilis is associated with rapid progression to tertiary syphilis. This case report describes the early development of gummatous skin disease and suspected neurosyphilis in a patient with untreated HIV and approaches to treatment.

Keywords:	gumma HIV syphilis tertiary syphilis