title: Bilateral secondary syphilis of the tonsil.
abstract: A patient with bilateral tonsillar enlargement secondary to syphilis is presented. Clinical appearance, histological findings and serological tests permitted a correct diagnosis to be obtained, ruling out the suspicion of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mannarà
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sacilotto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frattasio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedace
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Loreto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferlito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000473:pathology*; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*