Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS
During the past decade or so, the incidence of syphilis has increased in most parts of the world. In some urban regions, a coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus is disclosed in nearly 50% of the cases. Owing to the polymorphism of the lesions, the clinical diagnosis may be puzzling. The homi...
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| author | Pascale Quatresooz Claudine Piérard-Franchimont Philippe Paquet Gerald E. Piérard |
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| description | During the past decade or so, the incidence of syphilis has increased in most parts of the world. In some urban regions, a coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus is disclosed in nearly 50% of the cases. Owing to the polymorphism of the lesions, the clinical diagnosis may be puzzling. The homing patterns and migration paths of <em>Treponema pallidum</em> in the skin during early syphilis represent the preliminary steps preceding dissemination to other organs. Immunohistochemistry directed to <em>T. pallidum</em> is a convenient means for reaching the diagnosis and for exploring the dissemination process. The present case illustrates the dermal clustering and the vascular spread of <em>T. pallidum</em> in a woman with acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10577896edc04edaadf86f0f183693942022-12-22T00:09:13ZengPAGEPress PublicationsDermatology Reports2036-73922036-74062010-01-0121e2e210.4081/dr.2010.e21019Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDSPascale Quatresooz0Claudine Piérard-Franchimont1Philippe Paquet2Gerald E. Piérard3University Hospital of Liège, CHU Sart TilmanUniversity Hospital of Liège, CHU Sart TilmanUniversity Hospital of Liège, CHU Sart TilmanUniversity Hospital of Liège, CHU Sart TilmanDuring the past decade or so, the incidence of syphilis has increased in most parts of the world. In some urban regions, a coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus is disclosed in nearly 50% of the cases. Owing to the polymorphism of the lesions, the clinical diagnosis may be puzzling. The homing patterns and migration paths of <em>Treponema pallidum</em> in the skin during early syphilis represent the preliminary steps preceding dissemination to other organs. Immunohistochemistry directed to <em>T. pallidum</em> is a convenient means for reaching the diagnosis and for exploring the dissemination process. The present case illustrates the dermal clustering and the vascular spread of <em>T. pallidum</em> in a woman with acquired immuno deficiency syndrome.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/1417syphilis, AIDS, immunohistochemistry |
| spellingShingle | Pascale Quatresooz Claudine Piérard-Franchimont Philippe Paquet Gerald E. Piérard Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS Dermatology Reports syphilis, AIDS, immunohistochemistry |
| title | Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS |
| title_full | Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS |
| title_short | Cutaneous papules in a patient with AIDS |
| title_sort | cutaneous papules in a patient with aids |
| topic | syphilis, AIDS, immunohistochemistry |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/1417 |
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