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Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile; 30 (1), 2019

Medical literature shows that the co-infection of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is increasing dramatically worldwide. HIV infection and syphilis have a synergistic relationship. Syphilis increases the risk of HIV transmission and acquisition, while HIV affects the presentation, diagnosi...

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Rev. AMRIGS; 59 (2), 2015

The aim of this paper is to report two cases of neurosyphilis and uveitis diagnosed by an ophthalmologist in an immunocompetent couple. In addition to reporting cases the authors discuss ethical issues of communication of diagnosis to partners of patients (AU)...

Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.); 36 (3), 2014

Introduction: Malariotherapy was a treatment to cure neurosyphilis developed in 1917 by Wagner-Jauregg, by inoculating blood infected with malaria in patients with neurosyphilis. The patient had febrile episodes that often cured him of the syphilitic infection. This treatment won the Nobel Prize in Medic...

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