title: Tonsillar Syphilis: an Unusual Site of Infection Detected by Treponema pallidum PCR.
abstract: With the reemergence of syphilis, it is important that both clinical and public health practitioners recognize the various clinical manifestations of this disease (formerly known as "the great imitator") and become familiar with the newer diagnostic tests. Here we report the first case of tonsillar syphilis diagnosed by PCR.
authors.affiliation: Gay Men's Health Clinic, Our Own Health Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: John R M
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Syphilis Diagnostics and Vaccine Preventable Bacterial Diseases, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: Raymond S W
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.affiliation: Serology Section, Cadham Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada kamran.kadkhoda@gov.mb.ca.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadkhoda
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*