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.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512143 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv094 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
human immunodeficiency
8
immunodeficiency virus-infected
8
virus-infected man
8
syphilis? unusual
4
unusual surgical
4
surgical emergency
4
emergency human
4
man report
4
report human
4
man undergoing
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!