Syphilis? An Unusual Cause of Surgical Emergency in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Man. (20th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bender Ignacio, Rachel A.; Koch, Lisa L.; Dhanireddy, Shireesha; Charmie Godornes, B.; Lukehart, Sheila A.; Marrazzo, Jeanne M.
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 2:Number 3(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06-20
• Subjects: HIV -- men who have sex with men -- proctitis -- syphilis -- Treponema pallidum; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv094
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: We report on a human immunodeficiency virus-infected man undergoing urgent anorectal surgery, with multi-centimeter fungating masses discovered inside the anus. Initial pathology was inconclusive. After the patient developed a disseminated rash postoperatively determined to be secondary syphilis, the anorectal pathology was reviewed and Treponema pallidum DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction from the mass.