An unusual cause of epigastric pain: Gastric syphilis

• Published in: Journal of general and family medicine Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 282 - 283
• Main Authors: Itoh, Naoya, Iida, Shun, Tajika, Masahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Clinical Image; Conflicts of interest; Consent; infectious diseases; Penicillin; Syphilis; infectious diseases

(A) Gastroscopy showing multiple geographic erosions with white plaques from the angulus to the antrum. (B) Immunohistochemical staining for Treponema pallidum following gastric biopsy showing an abundance of brown syphilis spirochetes.