Syphilis and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Authors: Michael R. Spence, Elias Abrutyn
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Editorials1 October 1987Syphilis and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency VirusMICHAEL R. SPENCE, M.D., M.P.H., ELIAS ABRUTYN, M.D.MICHAEL R. SPENCE, M.D., M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, ELIAS ABRUTYN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-4-587 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe number of persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and developing the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has continued to rise since this entity was first described in 1981. There are now over 40 000 reported cases of AIDS, and over 25% have been diagnosed since January 1987. Syphilis also continues as a considerable health care problem with over 15 000 cases diagnosed this year. Infectious agents in both conditions are sexually transmitted and the infections can occur concomitantly in the same person. Infection with HIV may have important effects on the manifestations of a second, coexisting infection; this...References1. HICKS C, BENSON P, LUPTON G, and TRAMONT E. Seronegative secondary syphilis in a patient with Kaposi infected with the human immunodeficiency virus sarcoma: a diagnostic dilemma. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:492-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. JOHNS D, TIERNEY M, and FELSENSTEIN D. Alteration in the natural history of neurosyphilis by concurrent infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1569-72. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BERRY C, HOOTON T, COLLIER A, and LUKEHART S. Neurologic relapse after benzathine penicillin therapy for secondary syphilis in a patient with HIV infection. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1587-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ZAMBRANO W, PEREZ G, and SMITH J. Acute syphilitic blindness in AIDS. J Clin Neuro Ophthalmol. 1987;7:1-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. CHUNG W, PIEN F, and GREKIN J. Syphilis: a cause of fever of unknown origin. Cutis. 1983;31:537-40. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. MARKOVITZ D, BEUTNER K, MAGGIO R, and REICHMAN R. Failure of recommended treatment for secondary syphilis. JAMA. 1986;255:1767-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BAYNE L, SCHMIDLEY J, and GOODIN D. Acute syphilitic meningitis: its occurrence after clinical and serologic cure of secondary syphilis with penicillin G. Arch Neurol. 1986;43:137-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. JORGENSEN J, TIKJOB G, and WEISMANN K. Neurosyphilis after treatment of latent syphilis with benzathine penicillin. Genitourin Med. 1986;62:129-31. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MICHAEL R. SPENCE, M.D., M.P.H.; ELIAS ABRUTYN, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPhysical Complications of Intravenous Drug Abuse: A Comprehensive ReviewImmunoperoxidase technique for detecting spirochetes in tissue sections: comparison with other methodsDetermining the Prevalence of Neurosyphilis in a Cohort Co-Infected with HIVOtologic And Neurotologic Manifestations Of Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeNeurosurgical Aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionAuditory function in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virusGastric Syphilis: Five Recent Cases and a Review of the LiteratureHarry A. Winters, MD, Vincent Notar-Francesco, MD, Kenneth Bromberg, MD, Sarah A. Rawstrom, MBBS, Joseph Vetrano, MD, Veronica Prego, MD, Jackson Kuan, MD, Jean-Pierre Raufman, MDEffect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection on the Course of Syphilis and on the Response to TreatmentDaniel M. Musher, MD, Richard J. Hamill, MD, Robert E. Baughn, PhDAIDS and Other Immunocompromised StatesHuman immunodeficiency virus infection in children 1 October 1987Volume 107, Issue 4Page: 587-587KeywordsAIDSHealth careHIVHIV infectionsSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...