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Syphilis and HIV

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The incidence of syphilis has decreased since the introduction of penicillin and subsequent preventive measures. With the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis has resurged as a significant disease. Diagnosis of syphilis is further complicated by the vast array of clinical manifestations due to coinfection with HIV. It is crucial to identify its clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment in order to avoid its complicationsin patients coinfected with HIV. This chapter includes the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of coinfection of syphilis andHIV.

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  1. Center for Clinical Studies, Universidad El Bosque, Bogota, Colombia

    Natalia Mendoza

  2. Dermatology Department, Universidad El Bosque, Carrera 7 B Bis No. 132 – 11, Bogota, Colombia

    Adriana Motta

  3. Dermatology Department, Center for Clinical Studies, University of Texas, 6655 Travis suite 100, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Brenda L. Pellicane, Parisa Ravanfar & Stephen K. Tyring

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Mendoza, N., Motta, A., Pellicane, B.L., Ravanfar, P., Tyring, S.K. (2011). Syphilis and HIV. In: Gross, G., Tyring, S. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14663-3_15

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