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ArticleOxford medical case reports2022

Primary syphilis chancre masquerading as a frenulum tear, the essence of histology: a case report.

Matthew C Y Tan, Norman Walford, Kok Kuan Tan

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew C Y TanSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8945-0280
Norman WalfordInnoquest Diagnostic Laboratories, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore.
Kok Kuan TanDr Tan Medical Center, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syphilitic chancres are pathognomonic of primary syphilis and can have many atypical presentations. Early detection of such lesions can prevent complications by linking patients to care early. We report a case of a 45-year-old Chinese men who has sex with men (MSM) presenting with a wound on his penis after masturbation. Initial impressions of a frenulum tear secondary to overzealous masturbation led to a circumcision and frenulectomy. Routine histology done provided an unexpected finding of plasma cell infiltrates suggestive of Syphilis. Serology was done to confirm the diagnosis and patient was treated with oral doxycycline for 2 weeks. This case aims to highlight the importance of routine histology during circumcisions especially because lesions such as syphilitic chancres are not always typical in presentation.

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