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Am J Clin Pathol
; 80(5): 719-21, 1983 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6356872
ABSTRACT
Homosexuality is being recognized with increasing frequency in the United States, and the physician must be knowledgeable of the presentations of venereal infection in this population. A 23-year-old man who denied homosexuality presented with a rectal mass and diffuse adenopathy. Biopsy of the mass was interpreted as histiocytic lymphoma. Subsequent serology had positive results for syphilis. Further questioning revealed a history of anorectal intercourse, and special stains of the mass revealed spirochetes. Syphilis must be considered in any young patient presenting with a rectal mass, regardless of the biopsy histologic characteristics or sexual history.
Subject(s)
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , Rectal Diseases/pathology , Syphilis/pathology , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Homosexuality , Humans , Male , Rectal Diseases/microbiology , Rectal Neoplasms/pathology , Syphilis/microbiology
2.
West J Med
; 134(6): 535-9, 1981 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7257369