Primary syphilis without chancre - A case report of rare syphilitic balanitis of Follmann.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Syphilitic balanitis of Follmann (SBF) is a rare condition of primary syphilis which is characterized by any kind of balanitis with or without chancre on the penis combined with the presence of swollen inguinal lymph nodes confirmed by the finding of Treponema pallidum in the lesions or by the positive serological syphilitic testing. Timely identification of the SBF is very important in properly treating the disease stopping the spread of syphilis.

Case presentation

A 42year-old heterosexual male patient came to our clinic and complained of a painless, hard erythema nodule with a whitish scale in his coronal sulcus of the penis for about a week. The dermatologic examination revealed an infiltrative, hard erythematous lesion surrounding the coronal sulcus of the

SUBMITTER: Ren XQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533062 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature