Localized Penile Involvement Presenting as a Sole Manifestation of Syphilid.
- Author:
In Su KIM
1
;
Woo Sun JANG
;
Jin Woong LEE
;
Kui Young PARK
;
Kapsok LI
;
Beom Joon KIM
;
Seong Jun SEO
;
Myeung Nam KIM
;
Chang Kwun HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Hongck@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Penis;
Syphilid
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Humans;
Male;
Penis;
Serologic Tests;
Skin;
Syphilis;
Syphilis, Cutaneous
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(9):859-861
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous manifestations of secondary syphilis vary widely. Clinicians learn to consider the "great imitator" when confronting a combination of signs and symptoms that cannot be readily explained. A 29-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of well-circumscribed, scale-covered, erythematous plaque on the proximal part of his penis. On the basis of a serologic test for syphilis and skin biopsy, syphilid was confirmed. We report an unusual case of syphilid that presented with localized penile involvement presenting as a sole manifestation.