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.
Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Phlebotomy (noun) the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting