Follmann Balanitis: An Unusual Case of Syphilis.
WMJ
; 123(2): 144-146, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
A 33-year-old man presented with suprapubic abdominal pain and small vesicular lesions on the foreskin of the penis. Based on the presentation, he was empirically treated for genital herpes, although the herpes simplex virus swab was negative. He returned to the emergency department 4 months after his initial presentation with worsening symptoms that were consistent with balanoposthitis and cystitis. He was tachycardic and febrile on presentation. He denied any sexual contact for the last 3 months, with previous negative screening tests for sexually transmitted infections. Syphilis was eventually diagnosed during this admission. The incidence rates of syphilis have increased in recent years, and the infection is often undiagnosed given atypical manifestations. Here we present an atypical manifestation of syphilis that was initially misdiagnosed as herpes simplex virus.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Balanitis
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Sífilis
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
WMJ
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2024
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Article