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Secondary syphilis after liver transplantation: case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Wolf Sabine C.,
Kempf Volkhard A.J.,
Tannapfel Andrea,
Petersen Peter,
Risler Teut,
Brehm Bernhard R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2006.00531.x
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , liver transplantation , transplantation , incidence (geometry) , disease , secondary syphilis , immunology , surgery , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , optics
Syphilitic disease is uncommon, but its incidence has increased worldwide in the last few years. An unusual manifestation of secondary syphilis after orthotopic liver transplantation is described which confirms that lues should be considered in patients with immune deficiency and abnormal liver function tests.