title: Anorectal syphilis mimicking Crohn's disease.
abstract: Anorectal syphilis, one of the great masqueraders in medicine, can be difficult to diagnose not only because of its variable symptoms but also because it is hard to think of unless a detailed history about sexual preferences and practices, including homosexuality, has been gathered. With increasing acceptance of sexual activity in our culture, despite moral and religious issues, various forms of sex have led to many different clinical conditions of sexually transmitted diseases. In this report, we describe a rare case of primary anorectal syphilis with clinical, endoscopic and histologic features that was misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease.
authors: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Ataturk Bulvari No: 27, Unkapani, Fatih, 34083 Istanbul, Turkey. myilmaz@medipol.edu.tr
authors: Mesut
authors: M
authors: Yilmaz
authors: Reşat
authors: R
authors: Memisoglu
authors: Selda
authors: S
authors: Aydin
authors: Omur
authors: O
authors: Tabak
authors: Bilgül
authors: B
authors: Mete
authors: Necat
authors: N
authors: Memisoglu
authors: Fehmi
authors: F
authors: Tabak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine