A Case of Pharynx Syphilis at Secondary Stage

XU Wen, YU Shaoqing and JIN Ling

Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University

^*Correspondance to: YU Shaoqing 

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Abstract:

A 48-year-old female patient had throat discomfort and slightly pain for three month. Her symptom was getting aggravated and repetitive after being misdiagnosed with acute tonsillitis. Later, we found patient’s mucous membrane of double tonsil, palatoglossus arch, palatopharyngeus arch, palatine uvula was covered by white pseudo-membrane. It was suspected as syphilis of the pharynx. Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) and Treponema Pallidum Hemagglutination Assay (TPHA) tests confirmed the pharynx syphilis. After the patient went through the anti-syphilitic remedy, her symptoms and signs completely disappeared. During the 24-month routinely follow-up, no relapse was observed and the pharynx lesion disappear accompany with negative RPR tests results.

Keywords:

Pharynx; Syphilis; Secondary syphilis

Cite the Article:

Wen X, Shaoqing Y, Ling J. A Case of Pharynx Syphilis at Secondary Stage. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1287.