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- Since syphilis is known as “the great imitator,” and syphilitic hepatitis is rare, it is not surprising that the diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice due to Treponema pallidum infection was delayed. "A Hand-Carried Diagnosis"
- Melioidosis has protean manifestations and has been called the "great imitator," apparently usurping that title from syphilis. "Case 22-2001"
- Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is the great imitator of renal neoplasms and remains difficult to diagnose. "Case 17-2000"
- Like syphilis, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and systemic lupus erythematosus, carbon monoxide poisoning is a great imitator. "Pain in the Marriage"
- Osler's classic characterization of syphilis as the great imitator also applies to certain autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and the primary antiphospholipid syndrome. "Case 4-1995"
- Syphilis, known as the "great imitator," could have caused the penile lesion and lymphadenopathy. "Case 45-1994"
- Secondary syphilis, "the great imitator," can have a variety of manifestations similar to those of the acute illness in this patient. "Case 1-1992"
- Bronchioloalveolar-cell carcinoma has been described as "another great imitator." "Case 17-1991"
- Nevertheless, we must always remain respectful of aortic dissection, the modern-day "great imitator," as Dr. Roman W. DeSanctis has frequently emphasized. "Case 27-1990"
- Even HIV infection, the great imitator of this generation, is difficult to force into this mold. "Case 40-1990"
- Another infectious disease that is a great imitator is syphilis, and this patient, having had gonorrhea, should be considered at risk for this other venereal disease. "Case 36-1985"
- The renal-cell carcinoma has been referred to as "the great imitator" and "the internist's tumor." "Case 5-1981"
- Endocarditis has replaced syphilis as "the great imitator" in elderly patients and certainly has to be considered in any elderly person who presents with cardiac failure. "Case 10-1974"
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