A Case of Secondary Syphilis Presenting with a Vaginal Mass: A Case Report
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Syphilis is an infectious venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum that presents with variable clinical manifestations. Herein we present an atypical case of secondary syphilis presenting with vaginal mass as the main complaint. Syphilis should be kept in mind as one of the diseases in differential diagnosis checklist in management of nonspecific genital masses which do not address any disease initially.
Authors and Affiliations
Ozlem B. Tulmac, Mukadder Kocak, Zeynep O. Dag, Yuksel Isik
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