An unusual case of oral condyloma lata
| Autor: | N.J. Song, T. Dai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Fossa 030106 microbiology Physical examination Extragenital Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Biopsy Sore throat medicine Humans Syphilis 030212 general & internal medicine Condylomata lata Sex Workers biology medicine.diagnostic_test Transmission (medicine) business.industry Syphilis Cutaneous General Medicine Middle Aged Partner notification biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Condyloma lata Infectious Diseases Condylomata Acuminata Penicillin G Benzathine Female medicine.symptom Mouth Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 105, Iss, Pp 349-350 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.051 |
| Popis: | Cutaneous secondary syphilis presents with various manifestations, including condyloma lata (confluented moist papules). This article reports an unusual case of oral condyloma lata. A 56-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of foreign body sensation and sore throat. Physical examination revealed a hypertrophic, reddish-brown, flat-topped, moist plaque in the right amygdaloid fossa. This raised clinical suspicion of lymphoma. However, further enquiry revealed that the patient had extramarital sexual history with a female sex worker. Rapid plasma regain and Treponema pallidum particle agglutination tests were both positive. The patient’s wife was diagnosed with early latent syphilis. Both the patient and his wife were treated with penicillin G benzathine, and the lesion in the male patient disappeared in 2 weeks. To the authors’ knowledge, a single condyloma lata in the amygdaloid fossa mimicking lymphoma has not been reported previously. Awareness of the usual manifestations of syphilis can avoid unnecessary biopsy, and early diagnosis and treatment may prevent irreversible complications. Partner notification is very important to reduce the risk of transmission, and persistent or recurrent infection. |
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