Tonsillar chancre as unusual manifestation of primary syphilis.
Primary syphilis with oropharyngeal manifestations should be kept in mind, though. Lips and tongue ulcers are the most frequently reported lesions and tonsillar ulcers are much more rare. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with a syphilitic ulcer localized in her left tonsil.
Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa.
Alejandro
A
Lobato-Berezo
Adrian
A
Imbernon-Moya
Marcela
M
Martinez-Perez
Micaela
M
Churruca-Grijelmo
Maria Elena
ME
Vargas-Laguna
Eva
E
Fernandez-Cogolludo
Antonio
A
Aguilar-Martinez
Miguel Angel
MA
Gallego-Valdes
D002601:Chancre / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult