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Bilateral secondary syphilis of the tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Giacinto, M. Mannarà ,
Claudio Sacilotto ,
Alfonsina Frattasio ,
Ernesto Pedace ,
Carla Di Loreto  and
Alfio Ferlito
Giacinto, M. Mannarà
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Claudio Sacilotto
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Alfonsina Frattasio
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Ernesto Pedace
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Carla Di Loreto
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Alfio Ferlito*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
*
Address for correspondence: Alfio Ferlito, M.D., Professor of Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Policlinico Città di Udine, Viale Venezia 410, 33100 Udine, Italy. Fax: +39 0432 532179 e-mail: clorl@dsc.uniud.it
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Abstract

A patient with bilateral tonsillar enlargement secondary to syphilis is presented. Clinical appearance, histological findings and serological tests permitted a correct diagnosis to be obtained, ruling out the suspicion of cancer.

Keywords

SyphilisTonsil
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 12 , December 1999 , pp. 1125 - 1127
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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