Syphilitic rectal ulcer associated with perforation of the hard palate: case report
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
; 27(4): 263-5, 1997. ilus
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RESUMO
We report a case of a patient that presented with a perforated hard palate as a late complication due to an unsuspected syphilis. This disease first presented as a rectal ulcer which was misdiagnosed as an amebic proctitis. The patient received antiamebic treatment with a satisfactory outcome. He did not return for late control of the latter treatment and returned seeking medical advise six years later with the former complication. He tested positive for syphilis and appropiate treatment was performed. In addition, the ORL department recommended a palate prosthesis.
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Índice:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Palato
/
Doenças Retais
/
Sífilis
/
Doenças da Boca
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article