A Case of Secondary Syphilis Presenting with a Vaginal Mass: A Case Report
Ozlem B. Tulmac
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Mukadder Kocak
Department of Dermatology, Ankara Koru Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Zeynep O. Dag *
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Yuksel Isik
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Syphilis is an infectious venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum that presents with variable clinical manifestations. Herein we present an atypical case of secondary syphilis presenting with vaginal mass as the main complaint. Syphilis should be kept in mind as one of the diseases in differential diagnosis checklist in management of nonspecific genital masses which do not address any disease initially.
Keywords: Syphilis, hepatitis, vaginal mass.