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The many faces of secondary syphilis: a re‐emergence of an old disease
Author(s) -
Angus J.,
Langan S. M.,
Stanway A.,
Leach I. H.,
Littlewood S. M.,
English J. S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02163.x
Subject(s) - syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , secondary syphilis , disease , treponematosis , sexually transmitted disease , virology , immunology , pediatrics , pathology
Summary There has been a recent dramatic re‐emergence of syphilis in the UK. This article describes the varied clinical manifestations of secondary syphilis and describes the diagnosis and current guidelines for treatment, especially in association with human immunodeficiency virus infection.