Perforation of the palate - A report of two Syphilitic Gumma cases
| dc.contributor.author | Titinchi, Fadi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Behardien, Nashreen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morkel, Jean | |
| dc.contributor.author | Opperman, Johan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-26T09:32:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-26T09:32:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Syphilis has recently shown resurgence in its incidence especially in immune-compromised patients. We present two cases of tertiary syphilis in middle-aged males with large perforations in the hard and soft palates, one of which had Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection. Diagnosis was initially difficult due to non-specific features mimicking other conditions such as perforation of cocaine abuse aetiology, neoplastic conditions, sarcoidosis, fungal infections, bacterial infections other than Treponema pallidum and Wegeners granulomatosis. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Titinchi, F . et al. (2020). Perforation of the palate - A report of two Syphilitic Gumma cases. South African Dental Journal. 75(6),309 - 313. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2519-0105/2020/v75no6a4 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0375-1562 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5303 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | South African Dental Association | en_US |
| dc.subject | Orofacial syphilis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Treponema pallidum | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gumma | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oronasal fistula | en_US |
| dc.title | Perforation of the palate - A report of two Syphilitic Gumma cases | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |