A Case of Condyloma Lata with HIV Infection

Lee, Hae Woong; Oh, Sang Hyun; Chang, Sung Eun; Choi, Jee Ho; Moon, Kee Chan; Koh, Jai Kyoung

Abstract

Both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis are sexually transmitted and affect the same patient groups. Syphilis may enhance the transmission of HIV, probably through the increased incidence of genital ulcers, and may accelerate development of immunodeficiency in HIV-infected people. Conversely, HIV infection causes reactivation of dormant syphilis and is often associated with unusual, non-typical features of syphilis. Condyloma latum is one of the cutaneous manifestations of secondary syphilis, is highly infectious, and shows moist papules that coalesce into plaques typically located on the genitals, perianal area, and axilla. Herein, we present a case of condyloma lata, which developed on the perianal area after anal sexual intercourse, in a patient with HIV infection.