Labial ulcer: oral manifestation of syphilis

Labial ulcer: oral manifestation of syphilis.

A 39-year-old woman presented with a 6-week history of an ulcerated and indurated lesion in the upper lip (Fig. 1). The histological study showed an ulcer with dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and the immunohistochemistry (IHC) was positive for spirochetes. Both, the rapid plasma reagin test (RPR) and the microhemaglutination of the Treponema pallidum (MHA-TP) test were reactive with a RPR of...

An extraordinary case of syphilis presenting with a labial ulcer

In the differential diagnosis of patients with ulcers on the lips characteristics like the duration of the ulcer, number, size, depth, shape, base, margins, and distribution are considered. Such ulcers arise from many diseases particularly, viral and bacterial infections, malignancies can also be responsible. Classic syphilitic chancres are painless erosions settled on hard papule; these are ev...

Secondary syphilis with oral manifestation.

A 35-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of asymptomatic ulcerated lesions in the tongue (Fig. 1). He developed erythematous papules in the trunk and legs at the same time. The patient had no other systemic symptoms and reported having had unprotected sexual intercourse. Testing for the human immunodeficiency virus was positive. VDRL testing was positive with a titer of at least 1:64. ...

Oral manifestations of syphilis.

The past decade has shown a significant rise in the prevalence of infective syphilis in the developed world, and striking increases in its frequency have occurred in Eastern Europe, particularly the UK, and in the US. Although oral manifestations of syphilis are most likely to be observed during secondary disease, all stages of the disease can give rise to oral lesions. Significant oral lesions...

Oral traumatic ulcer.