A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management
ABSTRACT Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, presenting with oral manifestations at various stages of the disease, including primary, secondary, and tertiary phases. Oral manifestations tend to be misdiagnosed as other lesions; therefor...
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| author | Abdulhameed Alsarraf Aisha Almudahkah Sarah Alabdalrazaq Qutaibah Alfadalah |
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| description | ABSTRACT Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, presenting with oral manifestations at various stages of the disease, including primary, secondary, and tertiary phases. Oral manifestations tend to be misdiagnosed as other lesions; therefore, the diagnosis and treatment may be delayed. This case reports the diagnosis and treatment of a 27‐year‐old female patient who presented to the Oral Medicine clinic with oral syphilis, emphasizing the clinical presentation before and after treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9b4ac2b8723c431fbd3d8d3d577df6ba2025-08-21T03:22:36ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-07-01137n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70620A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After ManagementAbdulhameed Alsarraf0Aisha Almudahkah1Sarah Alabdalrazaq2Qutaibah Alfadalah3Oral Medicine Clinic, Jahra Dental Speciality Center Ministry of Health Jahra Medical City KuwaitDental Administration Ministry of Health Kuwait City KuwaitDental Administration Ministry of Health Kuwait City KuwaitDental Administration Ministry of Health Kuwait City KuwaitABSTRACT Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, presenting with oral manifestations at various stages of the disease, including primary, secondary, and tertiary phases. Oral manifestations tend to be misdiagnosed as other lesions; therefore, the diagnosis and treatment may be delayed. This case reports the diagnosis and treatment of a 27‐year‐old female patient who presented to the Oral Medicine clinic with oral syphilis, emphasizing the clinical presentation before and after treatment.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70620chancreoralSTDssyphilis |
| spellingShingle | Abdulhameed Alsarraf Aisha Almudahkah Sarah Alabdalrazaq Qutaibah Alfadalah A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management Clinical Case Reports chancre oral STDs syphilis |
| title | A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management |
| title_full | A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management |
| title_fullStr | A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management |
| title_short | A Case Report of Oral Syphilis Before and After Management |
| title_sort | case report of oral syphilis before and after management |
| topic | chancre oral STDs syphilis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70620 |
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