Great imitator with exclusive oral manifestations

Oral manifestations in syphilis are frequent through the different stages of the disease. Exclusive oral localization in secondary syphilis (SS) is yet uncommon. Delays in diagnosis are frequent in these patients. We describe a case of SS limited to the buccal mucosa with both serological and histol...

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Autores principales: Hayder, Faten, Marrakchi, Slaheddine, Bahloul, Emna, Charfi, Slim, Sellami, Khadija, Turki, Hamida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8941973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35356175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5569
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Sumario:Oral manifestations in syphilis are frequent through the different stages of the disease. Exclusive oral localization in secondary syphilis (SS) is yet uncommon. Delays in diagnosis are frequent in these patients. We describe a case of SS limited to the buccal mucosa with both serological and histological confirmation.

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