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Secondary syphilis presenting as tonsillitis in three patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2006

E Hamlyn ,
D Marriott  and
R M Gallagher
E Hamlyn
Affiliation:
Department of HIV and Infectious Diseases, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
D Marriott
Affiliation:
Department of HIV and Infectious Diseases, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
R M Gallagher
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Abstract

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We describe three homosexual men presenting to the ear, nose and throat clinic with severe tonsillitis. All were subsequently diagnosed with secondary syphilis of the tonsil. Syphilis should be considered as a diagnosis in high risk patients presenting with tonsillar lesions, even in the absence of other classical features of the disease.

Keywords

SyphilisSyphilis SerodiagnosisTonsillitisHIVHomosexuality
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 7 , July 2006 , pp. 602 - 604
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited