Anorectal syphilis mimicking Crohn's disease

Yilmaz M., Memisoglu R., Aydin S., Tabak O., Mete B., Memisoglu N., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.17, sa.5, ss.713-715, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10156-011-0234-1
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.713-715
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anorectal syphilis, Sexually transmitted disease, Crohn's disease, PROCTITIS, RECTUM
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Anorectal syphilis, one of the great masqueraders in medicine, can be difficult to diagnose not only because of its variable symptoms but also because it is hard to think of unless a detailed history about sexual preferences and practices, including homosexuality, has been gathered. With increasing acceptance of sexual activity in our culture, despite moral and religious issues, various forms of sex have led to many different clinical conditions of sexually transmitted diseases. In this report, we describe a rare case of primary anorectal syphilis with clinical, endoscopic and histologic features that was misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease.