Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland

Iryna Predko; Natalia Bień; Julia Hofmann; Małgorzata Skibińska; Joanna Narbutt; Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny; Magdalena Ciążyńska; Justyna Ceryn; Maciej Pastuszczak; Aleksandra Lesiak

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Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland

Iryna Predko

¹

,

Natalia Bień

¹

,

Julia Hofmann

¹

,

Małgorzata Skibińska

²

,

Joanna Narbutt

²

,

Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny

^{2, 3}

,

Magdalena Ciążyńska

²

,

Justyna Ceryn

²

,

Maciej Pastuszczak

⁴

,

Aleksandra Lesiak

^{2, 3}

Student Scientific Research Club of Experimental, Clinical and Procedural Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Department of Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Laboratory of Autoinflammatory, Genetic and Rare Skin Disorders at the Department of Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (4): 354-360

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.151144

Online publish date: 2025/04/07

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Predko I, Bień N, Hofmann J, et al. Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2025;42(4):354-360. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.151144.

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Predko, I., Bień, N., Hofmann, J., Skibińska, M., Narbutt, J.,  & Sobolewska-Sztychny, D. et al. (2025). Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 42(4), 354-360. https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.151144

Chicago

Predko, Iryna, Natalia Bień, Julia Hofmann, Małgorzata Skibińska, Joanna Narbutt, Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny,  and Magdalena Ciążyńska et al. 2025. "Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland". Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii 42 (4): 354-360. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.151144.

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Predko, I., Bień, N., Hofmann, J., Skibińska, M., Narbutt, J., Sobolewska-Sztychny, D., Ciążyńska, M., Ceryn, J., Pastuszczak, M.,  and Lesiak, A. (2025). Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 42(4), pp.354-360. https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.151144

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Predko, Iryna et al. "Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland." Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, vol. 42, no. 4, 2025, pp. 354-360. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.151144.

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Predko I, Bień N, Hofmann J, Skibińska M, Narbutt J, Sobolewska-Sztychny D et al. Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2025;42(4):354-360. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.151144.

Introduction:
An increasing incidence in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis coinfection has been observed in recent years.

Aim:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of HIV diagnosis among patients with syphilis hospitalized from 2015 to 2022 at the Department of Dermatology.

Material and methods:
This is a single-centre retrospective cohort study regarding adult patients diagnosed with syphilis and HIV. Data were collected from patient medical records and subsequently analysed to identify patterns and associations among patients with coinfection.

Results:
Among 511 patients hospitalized because of syphilis, 98 had concomitant HIV infection (96 males and 2 females). An increase in the number of HIV infections was observed in the group of syphilis-positive patients at a rate of 3.89% per year (Pearson p < 0.001, N = 8). The correlation in the total yearly number of syphilis and HIV positive cases (Pearson p < 0.001, N = 8) was noticed in 2015–2022. The most frequent comorbidities were hepatitis viruses (42.9%), gonorrhoea (16.3%) and depression (13.3%).

Conclusions:
In our study we observed a considerable increase in the number of patients diagnosed with the coinfection of syphilis and HIV in the last few years. The above analysis underscores the ongoing public health challenges associated with these diseases.

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Coinfection of syphilis and HIV: epidemiological evaluation at the Dermatology Department in Lodz, Poland

Iryna Predko 1 , Natalia Bień 1 , Julia Hofmann 1 , Małgorzata Skibińska 2 , Joanna Narbutt 2 , Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny 2, 3 , Magdalena Ciążyńska 2 , Justyna Ceryn 2 , Maciej Pastuszczak 4 , Aleksandra Lesiak 2, 3

syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, coinfection, sexually transmitted infections, HBV, HCV, prevention

Iryna Predko

¹

,

Natalia Bień

¹

,

Julia Hofmann

¹

,

Małgorzata Skibińska

²

,

Joanna Narbutt

²

,

Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny

^{2, 3}

,

Magdalena Ciążyńska

²

,

Justyna Ceryn

²

,

Maciej Pastuszczak

⁴

,

Aleksandra Lesiak

^{2, 3}