<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Syphilis is a systemic infection caused by Treponema Pallidum spirochete, which is considered to be the main sexually transmitted disease. The genital ulcerations and local inflammation found in syphilis are favouring factors involved in transmitting the HIV infection. Recent data suggests that individuals suffering from other sexually transmitted diseases are 3 to 5 times more exposed to developing HIV infection. On the other hand, simultaneous HIV infection may worsen the syphilis evolution. In the light of this data we present the case of a patient with syphilis-HIV coinfection recently diagnosed and we will summarize the clinical and evolutive features of the syphilis-HIV coinfection.</p></abstract>

Syphilis is a systemic infection caused by Treponema Pallidum spirochete, which is considered to be the main sexually transmitted disease. The genital ulcerations and local inflammation found in syphilis are favouring factors involved in transmitting the HIV infection. Recent data suggests that individuals suffering from other sexually transmitted diseases are 3 to 5 times more exposed to developing HIV infection. On the other hand, simultaneous HIV infection may worsen the syphilis evolution. In the light of this data we present the case of a patient with syphilis-HIV coinfection recently diagnosed and we will summarize the clinical and evolutive features of the syphilis-HIV coinfection.

Clinical and Evolutive Features in Syphilis - HIV Coinfection

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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Syphilis is a systemic infection caused by Treponema Pallidum spirochete, which is considered to be the main sexually transmitted disease. The genital...

Clinical and Evolutive Features in Syphilis - HIV Coinfection

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 12 - 15

Received: Aug 18, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0060

Keywords
syphilis, HIV, infection

© 2020 Gabriela Mariana Iancu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Clinical and Evolutive Features in Syphilis - HIV Coinfection

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 12 - 15

Received: Aug 18, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0060

Keywordssyphilis, HIV, infection

© 2020 Gabriela Mariana Iancu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
syphilis, HIV, infection