CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2021; 13(04): 380-383
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731119
Case Report

Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma spp. Coinfection in an HIV-Positive Homosexual Man

Swati Khullar
1   Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Jyoti Rawre
1   Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Deepika Yadav
2   Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Neena Khanna
2   Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Benu Dhawan
1   Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

A 21-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive male patient presented with complaints of multiple hyperpigmented verrucous papules over his perianal area. He reported having unprotected anal and oral sex with multiple male partners. On examination, superficial ill-defined perianal erosions were present. A first void urine sample and clinician-collected rectal and oropharyngeal swabs were sent for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma spp. Rectal swab tested positive for all the four pathogens. Oropharyngeal swab and urine samples tested positive for C. trachomatis. The patient was treated with doxycycline and moxifloxacin. This case underscores the importance of screening of men who have sex with men for possible coinfections with multiple sexually transmitted pathogens.



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