Recent syphilis with oral manifestations

three case reports treated at a STD clinic

Authors

  • Salvador Darcy da Silva
  • Gloria Iara dos Santos Barros
  • Alexandre Marques Paes da Silva
  • Tegnus Vinicius Depes de Gouvêa
  • Carla Renata Petillo de Pinho
  • Antônio Canabarro
  • Luiz Carlos Moreira
  • Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira
  • Mauro Romero Leal Passos

Keywords:

oral manifestations, dentists, syphilis

Abstract

Introduction: The occurrence of sexually transmitted infections with oral manifestations, such as syphilis, remains a challenge in the era of rapid tests associated with an adequate clinical evaluation in the patients’ approach. Objective: To describe the clinical and laboratory aspects involved, from the diagnosis to prognosis, of three case reports of recent syphilis with oral manifestations attended at a university clinic in the city of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Case report: Three cases of recent syphilis with oral manifestations in the tongue region. The first one, a 38-year-old female patient who presented syphilis in regions of the body other than the oral cavity (case I); the second one, a 31-year-old male patient with oral ulcerative lesions with associated genital lesion (case II); and, finally, a 49-year-old female patient suspected of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) lesions, in which syphilis was confirmed after a long path to obtain her diagnosis (case III). All cases were laboratory tested at the time of diagnosis and received appropriate treatment and guidance. Conclusion: It was possible to observe through the present study that some situations need attention: evaluation of the oral cavity should occur concomitantly with the investigation of genital lesions; diagnosis hypothesis of occurrence of syphilis with oral manifestation should be considered in the clinical evaluation; oral lesions may present similar clinical manifestations, suggesting investigation of their possible infectious etiology.

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Author Biographies

Salvador Darcy da Silva

Master’s degree in Dental Science, Universidade Veiga de Almeida – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Gloria Iara dos Santos Barros

Master’s degree in Health Education, Nursing School, Universidade Federal Fluminense – Niterói (RJ), Brazil.

Alexandre Marques Paes da Silva

PhD student in Dentistry (Endodontics), Universidade Estacio de Sa – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Tegnus Vinicius Depes de Gouvêa

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense – Niterói (RJ), Brazil.

Carla Renata Petillo de Pinho

Dentistry Undergraduate School, Universidade Veiga de Almeida – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Antônio Canabarro

Postgraduation Program in Dentistry, Universidade Veiga de Almeida – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Luiz Carlos Moreira

Dentistry Undergraduate School, Universidade do Grande Rio – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira

Postgraduation Program in Dentistry, Universidade Veiga de Almeida and Estacio de Sa University – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Mauro Romero Leal Passos

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense – Niterói (RJ), Brazil.

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Published

2018-12-01

How to Cite

1.
Silva SD da, Barros GI dos S, Silva AMP da, Gouvêa TVD de, Pinho CRP de, Canabarro A, et al. Recent syphilis with oral manifestations: three case reports treated at a STD clinic. DST [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 13];30(4):137-41. Available from: https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/840

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Case Report