2021
DOI: 10.25259/ijdvl_880_18
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Syphilis on the rise: A series of 12 cases with mucocutaneous features over a short span

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“…However, several case series have reported tender chancres, single or multiple, without evidence of coinfections with herpes simplex virus (HSV) or other infectious agents known to cause pain. These painful lesions were attributed to syphilis based on T. pallidum polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of the lesions [2][3][4][5] or detection of T. pallidum by immunohistochemistry. 6 It is reasonable to raise the question of whether the painful chancre phenotype is due to infection caused by a particular strain (or strains) of T. pallidum.…”
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“…However, several case series have reported tender chancres, single or multiple, without evidence of coinfections with herpes simplex virus (HSV) or other infectious agents known to cause pain. These painful lesions were attributed to syphilis based on T. pallidum polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of the lesions [2][3][4][5] or detection of T. pallidum by immunohistochemistry. 6 It is reasonable to raise the question of whether the painful chancre phenotype is due to infection caused by a particular strain (or strains) of T. pallidum.…”
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confidence: 99%