Syphilitic Hepatitis in HIV-Infected Patients: A Report of 7 Cases and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Charu Mullick,
Angelike P. Liappis,
Debra Benator,
A. D. Roberts,
David M. Parenti,
Gy. Simon
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/425501
Subject(s) - rapid plasma reagin , medicine , syphilis , elevated alkaline phosphatase , rash , population , hepatitis , alkaline phosphatase , immunology , gastroenterology , aspartate transaminase , complication , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , treponema , enzyme , chemistry , environmental health , biochemistry
A recent resurgence of primary and secondary syphilis has been observed in certain population groups, particularly among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Liver involvement is an infrequently recognized complication of early syphilis, with no previous reports among HIV-infected patients.
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