Table 1.
Case | Age/gender | HIV Status | Syphilis serology | Systemic clinical findings | Follow-up time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 32), TPPA+ (1 : 80) | Skin rash | 6 months |
2 | 63/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 128), TPPA+ | Oral ulcers | 8 months |
3 | 55/F | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 64), TPPA+ | — | 15 months |
4 | 47/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 32), TPPA+ | Chancre | 6 months |
5 | 63/F | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 128), TPPA+ | Headache | 18 months |
6 | 68/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 256), TPPA+ | Skin rash and genital ulcers | 9 months |
7 | 49/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 32), TPPA+ | — | 23 months |
8 | 55/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 8), TPPA+ ESR+ |
Chancre | 11 months |
9 | 57/F | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 16), TPPA+ | — | 9 months |
10 | 38/F | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 64), TPPA+ ESR+ |
— | 8 months |
11 | 41/F | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 64), TPPA+ | — | 7 months |
12 | 52/M | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 32), TPPA+ | Genital and oral ulcers | 8 months |
13 | 46/F | Negative | RPR+ (1 : 256), TPPA+ ESR+ |
— | 10 months |
14 | 35/M | Positive | RPR+ (1 : 64), TPPA+ | Oral ulcers | 6 months |
15 | 42/M | Positive | RPR+ (1 : 64), TPPA+ | — | 7 months |
ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; F: female; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; M: male; RPR: rapid plasma regain; TPPA: treponema pallidum particle agglutination.