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Oral Manifestations of Secondary Syphilis
Luiz Fernando Barbosa de Paulo1, João Paulo Silva Servato2, Maiolino Thomaz Fonseca Oliveira3
1Program of Specific Care of Oral Diseases, Stomatology Diagnosis Unit, HC, Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
Known as "the great imitator," secondary syphilis may clinically manifest itself in myriad ways, involving different organs including the oral mucosa, and mimicking, both clinically and histologically, several diseases, thereby making diagnosis a challenge for clinicians. We highlight the clinical aspects of oral manifestation in 7 patients with secondary syphilis. Clinicians should consider secondary syphilis in the differential diagnosis of ulcerative and/or white oral lesions.
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