Osteolytic lesions as the sole presenting feature of secondary syphilis.
bone and joint infections
musculoskeletal syndromes
public health
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Jun 2021
22 Jun 2021
Historique:
entrez:
23
6
2021
pubmed:
24
6
2021
medline:
25
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We present the case of a 48-year-old man with a background of well-controlled HIV who presented with bony pain in multiple regions and raised inflammatory markers. After an investigative process, the patient was newly diagnosed with secondary syphilis. Bony pain, secondary to osteolytic lesions and demonstrated on plain radiography, CT and nuclear medicine imaging, was the sole presenting feature. The patient was successfully treated with penicillin G and his symptoms improved. Rheumatologists are often tasked with diagnosing the cause of a patient's pain. However, in this case, a multidisciplinary approach was needed and the contribution of a specialist in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV was required to help diagnose this rare cause of bony pain.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34158329
pii: 14/6/e242814
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242814
pmc: PMC8220520
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Penicillin G
Q42T66VG0C
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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