Case series of syphilis and HIV co-infections
Asrul Abdul Wahab1, M M Rahman2, Marlyn Mohammad3
1Asrul Abdul Wahab, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract:
Syphilis and HIV co-infection are indeed dangerous combinations. The present communication describes three different cases of syphilis and HIV co-infection in young men. The first case is a 25-year-old medical graduate with a primary and secondary syphilis lesions at time of presentation. The second case is a 24-year-old government officer with right eye posterior uveitis where the serology tests for syphilis were reactive. His HIV tests were also positive. The final case is a 25-year-old homosexual who was admitted to the medical ward because of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The HIV and syphilis serology tests were noted to be positive.
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