title: Isolated oral erosions: an unusual manifestation of secondary syphilis.
abstract: The oral cavity is the most common extragenital site of infection. We report a case of a 50-year-old female with isolated oral ulceration as the presenting manifestation of secondary syphilis. In contrast with the oral lesions of primary syphilis, which tend to be solitary, painless, indurated ulcers, oral lesions of secondary syphilis are typically painful, multiple, and accompanied by a concomitant cutaneous eruption.
authors.affiliation: U.O.C. Dermatology, II Unit University of Rome "La Sapienza".
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlesimo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palese
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feliziani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: La Pietra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Marco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Camplone
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D013997:Time Factors