Occupational exposure to syphilis during venous ulcer curettage in Martinique
Bolac, C.; Theodose, R.; Derancourt, S.; Quist, D.; Pierre-François, S.; Cabie, A.; Derancourt, C.
Medecine Tropicale Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 71(2): 205
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X PMID: 21695890 Document Number: 649894
The purpose of this report is to describe the first case of occupational exposure to syphilis. This accident occurred during curettage of a venous ulcer in a 68-year-old woman in Martinique Island. The patient presented primary syphilis without HIV. This case points out the need for enhanced syphilis screening in epidemic areas.