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Balanoposthitis and Penile Edema

Roger Rovira‐López, Pablo García‐Martínez, Gemma Martín‐Ezquerra, Ramón M. Pujol, Daniel López Aventín

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In Brief The typical finding in primary syphilis stage is a unique, painless chancre with indurated borders. We report a case of primary syphilis presenting as erosive and crusted balanoposthitis with an underlying chancre, penile edema, and bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy in a heterosexual man. The classical presentation of primary syphilis is a unique, painless chancre with indurated borders. We report a case of primary syphilis presenting as balanoposthitis and penile edema.

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In Brief The typical finding in primary syphilis stage is a unique, painless chancre with indurated borders. We report a case of primary syphilis presenting as erosive and crusted balanoposthitis with an underlying chancre, penile edema, and bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy in a heterosexual man. The classical presentation of primary syphilis is a unique, painless chancre with indurated borders. We report a case of primary syphilis presenting as balanoposthitis and penile edema.

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In Brief The typical finding in primary syphilis stage is a unique, painless chancre with indurated borders. We report a case of primary syphilis presenting as erosive and crusted balanoposthitis with an underlying chancre, penile edema, and bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy in a heterosexual man. The classical presentation of primary syphilis is a unique, painless chancre with indurated borders. We report a case of primary syphilis presenting as balanoposthitis and penile edema.

Key concepts: Chancre, Medicine, Secondary syphilis, Syphilis, Edema, Primary Syphilis, Penile Diseases, Dermatology

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