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CAMPOS, Jerónimo et al. Sífilis secundaria con compromiso pulmonar. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2019, vol.79, n.5, pp.415-418. ISSN 0025-7680.

We present the case of a 62-year-old woman who consulted for fever (38°), stabbing thoracic pain (on one side), and pruritic skin lesions. She underwent peripheral blood tests, chest X-rays and CT. Her symptoms were interpreted as severe community-acquired pneumonia. After a treatment with antibiotics, her skin lesions persisted, and other symptoms were only partially relieved. A skin biopsy was performed, which revealed Treponema pallidum. Such finding was confirmed through positive serum VDRL and FTA-ABS tests. The patient received 4 doses of benzathine penicillin G with favorable evolution of skin lesions and improvement of radiological images.

Palabras clave : Secondary syphilis; Lung involvement; Thoracic CT; Serum test for syphilis.

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