background : people with sexually transmitted infections (stis) constitute the high-risk group for transmission of hiv. the present study was planned to estimate the prevalence of hiv and syphilis in patients attending sti clinic and to assess the socio-demographic determinants of the study subjects. methods : a cross sectional descriptive study of three-month duration was undertaken from janua...

Syphilis, despite all the use of Health Policies to minimize its occurrence, for various reasons, continues affect pregnant women, newborns, and children. The objective this work is report a case congenital syphilis with late diagnosis in teaching hospital. It disease easy treatment, historical reduction after discovery penicillin 40's. However, 21st century pathology has returned significant g...

BACKGROUND Syphilis is a chronic, classic sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, which can invade almost all organs of the body and produce various symptoms signs. Although there are some cases colorectal bleeding syphilis, small intestinal syphilis still rare. CASE SUMMARY A 58-year-old man had experienced recurrent abdominal pain melena for 3 years. Repeated gastroenterosc...

conclusions patients with hiv/aids are more likely to acquire other stis, because the same behaviors that increase the risk of becoming hiv infected can also increase the risk of acquiring stis. having a sore on the skin due to an sti can make the transmission of hiv to the sex partner more likely than people who don’t have such sore in their genital area. results among the 41 patients with hiv...

Early syphilis has been increasing in the Republic of Serbia since 2010 and its infectivity for sexual partners lasts a year from moment infection. The exception is pregnant women who, if left untreated, can transmit infection to fetus within four years Syphilis pregnancy cause miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight or congenital syphilis. aim this paper present clinical manifestations, labo...

Acute intraoperative cerebral herniation is catastrophic in craniotomy and seriously affects the outcomes of surgery prognosis patient. Although probability its occurrence low, it can lead to severe disability high mortality. We describe a rare case that occurred syphilis-positive The patient was diagnosed with both glioma syphilis. When completely removed under surgical microscope, acute occur...

OBJECTIVE High rates of syphilis have been reported among men who have sex with men (MSM) internationally. Guidelines recommend presumptive treatment of sexual contacts of individuals with syphilis at the point of care. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion who were infected with syphilis and the factors predictive of infection among men reporting contact with a man with syphili...

Persons with multiple syphilis reinfections may play an important role in syphilis transmission. We analysed all syphilis tests carried out for people attending the HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 1992 to 2012 to evaluate the extent to which syphilis reinfections were contributing to the syphilis epidemic in Antwerp. ...

OBJECTIVE To study syphilis in HIV infection focusing on immunocompromised patients with an atypical or aggressive clinical course of syphilis, inappropriate serological reactions or an unreliable response to therapy. STUDY DESIGN A multicentre retrospective chart review using a standardised questionnaire for all patients with active syphilis. SETTINGS Thirteen dermatological and medical ce...

There is a reemergence of syphilis in the Latin American and Caribbean region. There is also very little information about HIV/Syphilis co-infection and its determinants. The aim of this study is to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs), in particular syphilis infection and HIV/Syphilis co-infection, as well as to estimate the prevalenc...