1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal
2Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sri Bankey Bihari Dental & Hospital, Ghaziabad
3Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Kalka Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Meerut
4Professsor & H.O.D, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur
5Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, U.P Rural Institute of Medical Science & Research Centre, Safai
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Manish Gupta, Senior Lecturer, Mailing address: 3C, Surya Apartment, Sector 13, Rohini, New Delhi 110085. e-mail address: manish.omr@gmail.com
Online published on 13 January, 2015.
The oral cavity is the most common extragenital site of infection. Oral lesions in secondary stage syphilis are particularly common when associated with general symptoms and cutaneous eruption. However, the exclusive oral localization, not associated with general manifestations, is uncommon. We report a case of a 27 year old male patient with isolated oral ulceration as the sole presentation of secondary syphilis. In contrast with the oral lesion of primary syphilis, which tends to be solitary, painless, indurated ulcers, oral lesions of secondary syphilis are typically painful, multiple and accompanied by a concomitant cutaneous eruption.
Syphilis, Secondary stage, Oral Lesions
