The Great Imitator Strikes Again: Syphilis Presenting as “Tongue Changing Colors”

Syphilis is known as the great imitator, making its diagnosis in the emergency department difficult. A 29-year-old male presented with the chief complaint of “my tongue is changing colors.” A syphilis rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test resulted as positive. In primary syphilis, the chancre is the charac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessica Swanson, Janna Welch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1607583