Pruritic nodular secondary syphilis in a 61-year-old man with HIV infection

Rovira López,  Roger; Bertolín Colilla, Marta; Martín Ezquerra, Gemma; Pujol Vallverdú, Ramon Maria

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462416681921

Pruritic nodular secondary syphilis in a 61-year-old man with HIV infection

Citation

Rovira-López R, Bertolín-Colilla M, Martín-Ezquerra G, Pujol RM. Pruritic nodular secondary syphilis in a 61-year-old man with HIV infection. Int J STD AIDS. 2017 Jun;28(7):732-734. DOI: 10.1177/0956462416681921

Abstract

The typical finding in secondary syphilis stage is a generalized non-pruritic maculopapular eruption. We report a case of secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient presenting with pruritic crusted nodules showing numerous eosinophils on the histopathological examination