Case Report

Challenges in Treating Secondary Syphilis Osteitis in an Immunocompromised Patient with a Penicillin Allergy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Antibiotic treatment of 36 cases of secondary syphilis with bone involvement [4].

AntibioticNumber (%) of patients

Penicillin33
 Benzathine penicillin G 19
 Intravenous penicillin G 12
 Procaine penicillin G 8
 Other or unspecified penicillin regimens 4

Tetracycline1

Doxycycline + azithromycin1

Cephaloridine1