How far can syphilis go?
I have been in medicine for over 40 years. In all these years I have seen many, many people sick with syphilis. Each case different from the other. Nothing repeated. However, on August 9, 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from a hematologist. It was about a young man with very aggressive lymphoma...
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I have been in medicine for over 40 years. In all these years I have seen many, many people sick with syphilis. Each case different from the other. Nothing repeated.
However, on August 9, 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from a hematologist. It was about a young man with very aggressive lymphoma. Just an allogeneic transplant.
A donor was identified. But because the person had syphilis, the transplant was delayed.
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spelling | doaj.art-c8ba86e9b54d4ab9847c347a530267c02023-01-27T18:17:36ZengZeppelini Editorial e ComunicacaoDST2177-82642022-10-013410.5327/DST-2177-8264-20221222How far can syphilis go?Mauro Romero Leal Passos I have been in medicine for over 40 years. In all these years I have seen many, many people sick with syphilis. Each case different from the other. Nothing repeated. However, on August 9, 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from a hematologist. It was about a young man with very aggressive lymphoma. Just an allogeneic transplant. A donor was identified. But because the person had syphilis, the transplant was delayed. https://www.bjstd.org/revista/article/view/1222 |
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