Open AccessPressure ulcer‐like presacral gummata in a patient with tertiary syphilis
Author(s) -
Wollina Uwe,
Koch André,
AbdelNaser Mohammed Badawy,
Schönlebe Jacqueline
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2005.00076.x
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , antibiosis , skin ulcer , dermatology , surgery , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , bacteria , genetics
Pressure ulcers are common among elderly patients. Here, we describe a case of tertiary syphilis with ulcerated gummata, appearing as a possible pressure ulcer. In such a case, wound management has to be accompanied by specific antibiosis to achieve healing.