Secondary syphilis with pulmonary involvement mimicking lymphoma: a case report.
Kelwya Bruna Vasconcelos FlorencioAnderson Dias da CostaThaís Cabral de Melo VianaDaniel Christiano de Albuquerque GomesPedro Alves da Cruz GouveiaPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)
We present a case of atypical presentation of secondary syphilis with extensive lymph node involvement and pulmonary lesions, initially suspected as lymphoma. The patient presented with weight loss, dry cough, chest pain, palpable lymph nodes in several peripheral chains, and multiple pulmonary nodules and masses on chest imaging. The key features for secondary syphilis diagnosis were a lymph node biopsy suggestive of reactive lymphadenopathy, positive serologic tests for syphilis, and complete recovery after antisyphilitic treatment.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pulmonary hypertension
- weight loss
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- fine needle aspiration
- case report
- ultrasound guided
- bariatric surgery
- antiretroviral therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance imaging
- skeletal muscle
- roux en y gastric bypass
- photodynamic therapy
- combination therapy
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- fluorescence imaging