An Unusual Visit from an Old Foe: Oral Presentation of Syphilis in a Teenage Patient

The authors report an atypical case of secondary syphilis in an adolescent female presenting to a tertiary-care center with fever, weight loss, oral sores, painful inguinal lymphadenopathy, and transient macular rash. Given the lower prevalence of syphilis in adolescent females, this infection was n...

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Published in:Case reports in pediatrics 2021-08, Vol.2021, p.1-3
Main Authors: Tarhan, Bedirhan, Rahman, Sydur, Halloran, Diana, Sites, Jeremy, Bhatt, Avni, Ryan, Kathleen, Plaza-Verduin, Maritza, Vu, Thao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Autoimmune diseases
Case Report
Case reports
Chlamydia
Disease
Gonorrhea
Hepatitis
Infections
Lupus
Lymphatic system
Membranes
Microscopy
Mouth
Patients
Pediatrics
Penicillin
Syphilis
Teenagers
Tongue
Womens health
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Summary:The authors report an atypical case of secondary syphilis in an adolescent female presenting to a tertiary-care center with fever, weight loss, oral sores, painful inguinal lymphadenopathy, and transient macular rash. Given the lower prevalence of syphilis in adolescent females, this infection was not included on the initial differential diagnosis. The evolving presentation of syphilis over time complicates the diagnosis and management of these infections, as it did for the patient in this report. The authors provide a detailed discussion of the patient’s clinical findings, including the protean features of syphilis infection. This case is particularly relevant to the fields of general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2021/7755914