Rapid progression to gummatous syphilitic hepatitis and neurosyphilis in a patient with newly-diagnosed HIV

We review the literature on hepatic involvement in patients with HIV and syphilis co-infection and describe a case of rapid progression to neurosyphilis and presumed gummatous syphilitic hepatitis in a patient newly diagnosed with HIV. To our knowledge, this is the first case of syphilitic hepatitis with gummas described in the HIV population.

Source: International Journal of STD and AIDS - October 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Pilozzi-Edmonds, L., Kong, L. Y., Szabo, J., Birnbaum, L. M. Tags: Case reports Source Type: research