Tonsillar Syphilis: an Unusual Site of Infection Detected by Treponema pallidum PCR.
J Clin Microbiol
; 53(9): 3089-91, 2015 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26179306
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.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Treponema pallidum
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Sífilis
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Tonsilite
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá