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Destruction of the soft palate and nose by tertiary ‘benign’ syphilis.
Author(s) -
RAMSTAD TORE,
TRAAHOLT LARS
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1980.tb00426.x
Subject(s) - syphilis , nose , medicine , soft palate , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , dentistry , surgery , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , optics
Summary A case of untreated tertiary syphilis involving the soft palate and nose is described and the treatment is outlined. In view of the rising incidence of acquired syphilis the clinician should bear this disease in mind whenever atypical lesions are encountered.