title: Primary syphilis presenting as balanitis.
abstract: The classical lesion of primary syphilis is a solitary, indurated, painless chancre. Atypical presentations, such as herpetiform ulceration, are well recognized. However, there are few references in the medical literature to primary syphilis presenting as balanitis or balanoposthitis. We report two cases of primary syphilitic balanitis in homosexual men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Crumpsall, Manchester, UK. chitrasharma_uk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Chitra Sharma
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Suni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vitharana
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001446:Balanitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis