A literature survey is presented concerning the clinical pattern of early syphilis in subjects infected with HIV. The course of syphilis infection in HIV-positive subjects differs often from the usual one, the clinical picture may be that of the so called malignant syphilis with early development of syphilitic lesions in the central nervous system and involvement of the visual system; Serological reactions differ also, they may give negative results or may appear with delay, sometimes high titres of these reactions are found.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

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[Chancriform pyoderma as a clinical problem: observation of 45 patients treated at the Dermatology Clinic, Medical Academy, in Cracow 1962-1986].

A clinical, bacteriological and serological pictures of 45 patients with chancriform pyoderma are presented, A single ulcer (92.8%), localized on genitals (91.1%) in adult males (93.3%), imitating or very similar to syphilitic primary chancre in our material was observed. A second case in the literature, of chancriform pyoderma on the dorsal surface of the tongue was recorded.

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[Results of the treatment of neurosyphilis with high doses of crystalline and procaine penicillins].

The results of the treatment in two groups of patients with neurosyphilis are compared. In 23 cases, i.v. infusions of crystalline penicillin were given for 10 days in daily dose of 20-24 mega U., combined with probenecid. Then it was followed by i.m. procaine penicillin in daily dose of 1.2 mega U., in total dose 12-50 mega U. The mean duration of follow-up was 7,8 months. The second group (34 cases) was treated with procaine penicillin i.m. in daily dose of 1.2 mega U., the total dose was 24-60 mega U. The mean duration of follow-up was 2.5 years. The differences between the results of the treatment in both groups were not significant. In 3 reinfected patients with early asymptomatic neurosyphilis in spite of intensive treatment with penicillin sero- and cerebro-spinal fluid-resistant syphilis developed.

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[Cutaneous tuberculosis treated at the Dermatological Clinic, Medical Academy, in Cracow 1963-1987. I. Epidemiological analysis].

In the last 25 years 268 (67%) patients were hospitalized for proper tuberculosis of the skin, and 132 (33%) for tuberculids. In the period 1983-1987 the prevalence of skin tuberculosis was 5.8 times lower than in the period 1963-1967. The frequency of the clinical forms of tuberculosis was as follows: tbc. luposa (57.5%), tbc. colliquativa (35.4%), tbc. verrucosa (4.5%) and tbc. ulcerosa (2.6%). Women had tbc. luposa 1.4 times, and tbc. colliquativa 1.5 times more frequently than men, while in men tbc. verrucosa was 3 times and tbc. ulcerosa 2.5 times more frequently than in women. In the whole group the male:female ratio was 1:2.05. In patients aged up to 20 years tbc colliquativa was more frequent (29.5%) than tbc. luposa (5.2%), while in the age group 61-85 years this frequency was reversed: 17.9% and 34.4% respectively. In the division into occupational groups farmers prevailed (3.6%) (t = 2.84). The number of female patients with tbc. luposa significantly less frequently (t = 4.0) got married, probably due to disfiguring changes following the disease.

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