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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep 4:16:130-133.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.08.034. eCollection 2021 Oct.

A case of a pseudoneoplastic primary syphilis chancre on the neck

Bret Kenny  1 , Sate Hamza  2 , Shaqil Peermohamed  3 , Geoffrey Shumilak  3 , Gary Groot  4 , Allison Osmond  5
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A case of a pseudoneoplastic primary syphilis chancre on the neck

Bret Kenny et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: RPR, rapid plasma reagin; chancre; primary syphilis; syphilis.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
A mass on the anterior aspect of the left side of the neck. Note the presence of an additional lesion (white asterisk) superior to the main chancre.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Sections show a predominantly ulcerated mass (A) with some intact surface epithelium with long, slender rete appreciated at (B) 1 lateral edge. C and D, Brisk superficial and deep lymphoplasmacytic inflammation is observed with (E) well-established fibrosis at the deep edge. F, Immunohistochemical stain for Treponema pallidum showed numerous spirochetes throughout the entire specimen (perivascular location has been shown).
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