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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita; Borges-da-Costa, J.Novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted health care in general and has disrupted our routines. Health care services were mostly directed towards the emergency response and containment measures to halt virus spreading have been applied worldwide. It has also indirectly impacted the transmission of other infections, including sexually transmitted infections (STI). For STI, physical distancing me...
Extensive Condylomata Lata as the Only Manifestation of Secondary Syphilis
Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita; Silva, Leandro; Espinosa-Lara, Pablo; Soares-de-Almeida, Luís; Borges-da-Costa, J.Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection with a multiplicity of clinical presentations that has been known for centuries. Recently, a new wave of syphilis has been reported in developed countries and men who have sex with men, especially those coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), have the highest rates of syphilis infection. In these patients, cutaneous manifestation can be even more diverse....