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Clinician’s Corner

An HIV-positive man with painless ulcer and pustules: mpox, syphilis, or both?

Ian Thien Buia Texas A&M School of Medicine, College Station, Texas;b Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-2377
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Benjamin Sloana Texas A&M School of Medicine, College Station, Texas;b Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Marc Tribbleb Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;c MD Progressive Care, Dallas, Texas
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Angela Yen Mooreb Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;d Arlington Center for Dermatology, Arlington, Texas;e Arlington Research Center, Arlington, Texas
, MD
Pages 510-513 | Received 23 Jan 2023, Accepted 15 Mar 2023, Published online: 03 Apr 2023

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