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CASE REPORT

Generalized Asymptomatic Nodulo-Ulcerative Lesions Without Systemic Symptoms in a Secondary Syphilis Patient Co-Infected with HIV

Retno Hesty Maharani1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-3552View further author information
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Tomi Nugraha1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-4595-039XView further author information
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Endang Sutedja1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6960-4895View further author information
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Kartika Ruchiatan1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-0461View further author information
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Hermin Aminah Usman2 Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2167-2669View further author information
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Pati Aji Achdiat1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3645-3650 | Received 01 Nov 2023, Accepted 17 Dec 2023, Published online: 19 Dec 2023

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