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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

A case of pulmonary nodules in a patient living with HIV diagnosed with secondary syphilis.

Natasha Bell, Margherita Bracchi, Anton Pozniak

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pulmonary syphilis mimicking lung metastasis: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Natasha BellJefferiss Wing, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK natasha.bell2@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6518-3504
Margherita BracchiHIV Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Anton PozniakHIV Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBSt Mary's Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We discuss a case of secondary syphilis with pulmonary involvement in a 45-year-old man who tested positive for HIV. He presented with dyspnoea, chest pain and a rash on his limbs and torso. A CT showed multiple bilateral necrotic lung nodules. A diagnosis of pulmonary syphilis was made due to his respiratory symptoms and imaging, his serological, histopathology findings, and the resolution of symptoms on treatment with benzathine penicillin.

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsMultiple Pulmonary NodulesSyphilisHumansMaleMiddle AgedPenicillin G BenzathinePenicillin G BenzathineHIV / AIDSsyphilis

Identifiers

PMID34426426
PMCPMC8383882
OpenAlexW3193767709

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