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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/73515| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Resurgence of acquired syphilis: a hospital-based 12-year survey |
| Authors: | Michelle Danielle Porto Matias Alessandro Oliveira de Jesus Patrícia Carlos Caldeira Renata Gonçalves Resende Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar |
| Abstract: | Syphilis is caused by the sexual transmission of Treponema pallidum. The oral cavity is commonly affected. Resurgence of syph ilis has been reported in the last few years. Objective: To describe the clinico-demographic features of syphilis patients attending a reference center for oral medicine service of a public hospital. A retrospective 12-year study was per formed. Clinical records of all patients diagnosed with acquired syphilis with an oral manifestation, who were followed-up from 2005 to 2016, were reviewed and the data was collected. A total of 85 patients were diagnosed, and none had a previous diagno sis of syphilis. An increase in the number of cases (672.72%) in the last 5 years was evidenced. The age of the patients ranged from 16 to 76 years, with a peak in the second and fifth decades; 48 (56.57%) patients were men and 37 (43.53%) women. Most of the oral lesions presented as a single ulcer or plaque. The most af fected sites were the lips and tongue. Conclusion: We observed an increased frequency of oral syph ilis diagnosis in the last 5 years, in accordance with that reported in recent literature. Dentists should be informed and trained with respect to the diagnosis of syphilitic oral lesions. |
| Subject: | Diagnosis Syphilis Electronic health records Ulcer Dental plaque Lip Tongue |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA |
| Rights: | Acesso Restrito |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2018.02.621 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/73515 |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2018 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.oooojournal.net/article/S2212-4403(18)30693-X/fulltext |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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