Gastric syphilis in an HIV-infected patient

AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005 May;19(5):281-5. doi: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.281.

Abstract

Gastric syphilis in the setting of HIV is rare in the literature with only one other case reported. Herein, we present a case of a 40-year-old HIV-infected man with gastric syphilis. Evaluation revealed a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) of 1:2056, and cerebrospinal fluid with evidence of neurosyphilis. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed revealing nodular masses, which resolved after appropriate therapy with penicillin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stomach Diseases / complications
  • Stomach Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Diseases / pathology
  • Syphilis / complications
  • Syphilis / diagnosis*
  • Syphilis / pathology