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We present a case of AIDS with CD4 count of 20 cells\/\u03bcl who presented within 6 weeks of starting ART with a CD4 count of 160 cells\/\u03bcl and a painless solitary genital ulcer along with annular dark-colored plaques over soles. His screening test for syphilis was negative both during baseline evaluation, prior to initiation of ART, and during his clinical presentation. His disease was confirmed based on a positive treponema pallidum hemagglutination test report and a suggestive skin biopsy. He responded well to three doses of Benzathine Penicillin and continuation of ART. There are very few case reports of syphilis presenting as IRIS and this case is all the more unique as he had features of both primary and secondary syphilis occurring together within 6 weeks of starting ART. 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