Bilateral secondary syphilis of the tonsil.
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.
Mannarà
G M
GM
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Italy.
Sacilotto
C
C
Frattasio
A
A
Pedace
E
E
Di Loreto
C
C
Ferlito
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000473:pathology*; D013591:Syphilis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*