title: Ulceronodular gastritis in secondary syphilis.
abstract: Syphilitic gastric ulcers are rarely diagnosed and are almost always a manifestation of the tertiary stage. We describe the case of a 21-year-old man who developed such an ulcer during the secondary stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chung-Shan Medical and Dental College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Shy
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications*