title: Repair of a palatal defect associated with late congenital syphilis using a tongue flap.
abstract: A case is presented outlining the surgical correction of a palatal defect resulting from a gumma using a tongue flap. The defect was successfully closed, and the patient responded well. Speech and deglutition were restored to normal. The manifestations of congenital syphilis are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Housego
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grotepass
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Nortjé
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D014059:Tongue / Q000637:transplantation*