Treatment failure can occur with any regimen in patients with or without HIV infection. Because the possibility of clinical relapse after syphilis therapy may be slightly higher in HIV-infected patients, the importance of closely following HIV-infected patients with syphilis cannot be overstated.
Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or lump of breast, usually in the treatment of malignant tumor or breast cancer.
Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen and is usually associated with cirrhosis of the liver or hereditary spherocytosis, a blood disorder that leads to the formation of abnormally fragile red blood cells.