Nodulo-ulcerative and erythrodermic secondary syphilis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals

Swagata Tambe1, Uddhao Zambare1, Chitra Nayak1

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India.

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