A case of secondary syphilis presenting with unusual complications: syphilitic proctitis,
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Case of secondary syphilis presenting with unusual complications: syphilitic proctitis, gastritis, and hepatitis.
We report the first known case of syphilis with simultaneous manifestations of proctitis, gastritis, and hepatitis. The diagnosis of syphilitic proctitis and gastritis was established by the demonstration of spirochetes with anti-Treponema pallidum antibody staining in biopsy specimens. Unusual manifestations of secondary syphilis completely resolved after 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy.
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