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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Acquired oral syphilis: A multicenter study of 339 patients from South America
Oral Diseases, Volume 28, No. 6, Year 2022
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Objective: To report the clinicopathologic features of acquired oral syphilis cases in South American countries. Materials and Methods: Clinical data were retrospectively collected from the records of 18 oral diagnostic services in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, and Peru. Serologies of nontreponemal and treponemal tests were used for diagnosis. Results: The series comprised 339 cases of acquired oral syphilis. Secondary syphilis ranked as the most common stage (86.7%). Lesions were more frequent among males (58.0%) and young adults with a mean age of 33.3 years. Individuals aged 20–29 years were most affected (35.3%). The most commonly involved sites were the tongue (31.6%), lip/labial commissure (25.1%), and hard/soft palate (20.4%). Clinically, acquired oral syphilis usually presented as mucous patches (28.4%), papules (25.7%), and ulcers (18.1%). Skin manifestations occurred in 67.7% of individuals, while lymphadenopathy and fever were observed in 61.3% and 11.6% of all subjects, respectively. Most patients were treated with the benzathine penicillin G antibiotic. Conclusion: This report validates the spread of acquired oral syphilis infection among young adults in South America. Our directives include accessible diagnostic tools for proper disease screening, surveillance, and counselling of affected individuals, especially in low- and middle-income countries. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Andrade, Bruno Augusto Benevenuto De
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
de Arruda, José Alcides Almeida
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Abrahão, Aline Corrêa
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Agostini, Michelle
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Pérez-De-Oliveira, Maria Eduarda
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Roza, Ana Luiza Oliveira Corrêa
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Vargas, P. A.
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Lopes, Márcio Ajudarte
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Santos-Silva, Alan Roger
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Almeida, Oslei Paes de
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Pontes, Flávia Sirotheau Corrêa
Brazil, Belem
Universidade Federal do Pará
Pontes, Hélder Antônio Rebelo
Brazil, Belem
Universidade Federal do Pará
Rondanelli, Benjamín Martínez
Chile, Providencia
Universidad Mayor
Bologna-Molina, Ronell
Uruguay, Montevideo
Universidad de la Republica
Sanchéz-Romero, Celeste
Uruguay, Montevideo
Universidad de la Republica
Abreu, L. G.
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Fonseca, Felipe Paiva
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mesquita, Ricardo Alves
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Gomez, Ricardo Santiago
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Martínez-Flores, René
Chile, Santiago
Universidad Andrés Bello
Delgado-Azañero, Wilson Alejandro
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Assunção Júnior, José Narciso Rosa
Brazil, Santos
Universidade Metropolitana de Santos
Souto, Giovanna Ribeiro
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais
Romañach, Mário José
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 24
Affiliations: 18
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/odi.13963
ISSN:
1354523X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy