Specific clinical findings of secondary syphilis in the oral mucosa: a series of six case reports

• Autor(a) principal: Sérgio Antonucci Amaral
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Fabrício Tinôco Alvim de Souza, Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar, Carina Cristina Monstalvany-Antonucci, Júlio César Tanos de Lacerda, Luís Otávio de Miranda Cota
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/71949
• topic: Sífilis Secundária; Mucosa oral; diagnóstico; dia 25/07/2024 hora 15 e 13 Research and Reviews: Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Studies; Syphilis; Clinical study; Diagnosis; Infections; Wounds and injuries; Therapeutics; Lip; Tongue; Mucous membrane

Syphilis (SyS) is a systemic infectious disease caused by the anaerobic spirochetes Treponema pallidum. This condition is further divided into primary, secondary latent and tertiary stages. Oral manifestations are most common in secondary stage and frequently are the only clinical sign of the disease. These lesions are characterized by having high rates of infection and peculiar clinical characteristics. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to highlight the common and not-so-common clinical appearances of secondary SyS in adults. Tongue, lips, jugal mucosa and palate lesions were selected to illustrate the similarity of oral SyS with other diseases. The diagnosis was performed by clinical and serological correlation. Furthermore, it was emphasized the importance of the knowledge of different forms of oral SyS lesions by clinicians in order to provide early diagnosis and faster treatment for infected patients.