Syphilitic hepatitis among HIV-infected patients
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Syphilitic hepatitis in HIV-infected patients: a report of 7 cases and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND A recent resurgence of primary and secondary syphilis has been observed in certain population groups, particularly among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Liver involvement is an infrequently recognized complication of early syphilis, with no previous reports among HIV-infected patients. METHODS We describe 7 cases of syphilitic hepatitis in HIV-positive ind...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of STD & AIDS
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0956-4624,1758-1052
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008324