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Oropharyngeal Syphilis: Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Two Patients

verfasst von: Enric Ripoll, Carla Montironi, Llucia Alós, Teresa Pujol, Joan Berenguer, Laura Oleaga

Erschienen in: Head and Neck Pathology | Ausgabe 3/2017

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Abstract

Syphilis is a widespread infection with increasing frequency in developed countries, especially among men who have sex with men. We present two cases of oropharyngeal syphilis in two middle-aged men who presented with a painless tonsillar ulcer and progressive enlargement of cervical lymph nodes suspected of being a tonsillar tumour. A pathologic analysis of the ulcer led to an accurate diagnosis. We review the imaging and pathologic findings to emphasize the importance of taking syphilis into account in the differential diagnosis.

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Titel: Oropharyngeal Syphilis: Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Two Patients
verfasst von: Enric Ripoll
Carla Montironi
Llucia Alós
Teresa Pujol
Joan Berenguer
Laura Oleaga
Publikationsdatum: 03.10.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Head and Neck Pathology / Ausgabe 3/2017
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-016-0758-x

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Oropharyngeal Syphilis: Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Two Patients

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