Painful Anal Ulcers in an HIV-Negative Young Woman: An Atypical Presentation of Syphilis

Anorectal syphilis is relatively uncommon and diagnostically challenging given the wide differential diagnosis for anal lesions. Risk factors, such as men who have sex with men or HIV-positive status, are especially important to elicit from patients during the clinical history. In this report, we pr...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 12; p. e50575
Main Authors Kroeker, Jenna, Lopez, Jose, Castellon, Diego, Lin, Yu Shia, Rhee, Rebecca, Pittman, Meredith
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 15.12.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Biopsy
Case reports
Chlamydia
Cytoplasm
Gonorrhea
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Pathology
Patients
Penicillin
Plasma
Public Health
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Surgery
Syphilis
Ulcers
United States > US
anorectal disease
perianal lesion
treponema pallidum
sexually transmitted infection (sti)
anal syphilis
histology and histopathology
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Summary:Anorectal syphilis is relatively uncommon and diagnostically challenging given the wide differential diagnosis for anal lesions. Risk factors, such as men who have sex with men or HIV-positive status, are especially important to elicit from patients during the clinical history. In this report, we present a rare case of painful anal syphilis diagnosed in an HIV-negative woman by tissue biopsy
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.50575