title: Oropharyngeal Syphilis: Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Two Patients.
abstract: Syphilis is a widespread infection with increasing frequency in developed countries, especially among men who have sex with men. We present two cases of oropharyngeal syphilis in two middle-aged men who presented with a painless tonsillar ulcer and progressive enlargement of cervical lymph nodes suspected of being a tonsillar tumour. A pathologic analysis of the ulcer led to an accurate diagnosis. We review the imaging and pathologic findings to emphasize the importance of taking syphilis into account in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain. enricripoll@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Enric
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-5087
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ripoll
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montironi
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Llucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alós
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oleaga
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Cervical lymph node; Syphilis; Tonsillar tumour