Abstract
Syphilis is still a serious disease with diagnostic difficulties. In the present clinical case a patient had a routine serology screen for syphilis and HIV at a venerology clinic. He had previously presented with anogenital tumors, but the diagnosis was uncertain. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis was performed in addition to serology, and the diagnosis of syphilis in the secondary stage was confirmed. This case demonstrates how PCR technology can assist in the diagnosis of syphilis at early stages and underlines the importance of syphilis screening in homosexual men presenting with anogenital complaints.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Perianal condylomes and diagnosis of syphilis |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for læger |
Vol/bind | 174 |
Udgave nummer | 5 |
Sider (fra-til) | 282-3 |
Antal sider | 2 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
Emneord
- Adult
- Anal Canal
- Condylomata Acuminata
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Homosexuality, Male
- Humans
- Male
- Papillomaviridae
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Syphilis
- Syphilis Serodiagnosis
- Treponema pallidum