Lues maligna

Summary The incidence of syphilis in the UK is rising, particularly in HIV‐positive men. We describe a Caucasian, HIV‐negative woman who presented with secondary syphilis taking the form known as lues maligna. She also demonstrated the prozone phenomenon whereby the rapid plasmin reagin test was neg...

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Published inClinical and experimental dermatology Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 625 - 627
Main Authors Watson, K. M. T., White, J. M. L., Salisbury, J. R., Creamer, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2004
Blackwell
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
False Negative Reactions
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
Syphilis, Cutaneous - diagnosis
Syphilis, Cutaneous - pathology
Dermatology
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Summary:Summary The incidence of syphilis in the UK is rising, particularly in HIV‐positive men. We describe a Caucasian, HIV‐negative woman who presented with secondary syphilis taking the form known as lues maligna. She also demonstrated the prozone phenomenon whereby the rapid plasmin reagin test was negative, but the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory and Treponema pallidum haemagglutination tests were positive.
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ISSN:0307-6938
1365-2230
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01630.x