Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2014)

An unusual manifestation of secondary syphilis: A case report

  • Thimmarasa Venkappa Bhovi,
  • Manas Gupta,
  • Parvathi Devi,
  • Abhishek Pachauri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-1363.155642
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 436 – 438

Abstract

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Syphilis is an infectious disease presenting different stages each of which are associated with specific oral lesions. Oral lesions in secondary stage syphilis are particularly common in association with general symptoms and cutaneous eruptions. However, an exclusive oral localization, not associated with general manifestations, is uncommon. We report a case of a 27-year-old male patient with isolated oral ulceration as the sole presentation of secondary syphilis.

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