Mucous patches


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Related to Mucous patches: Condylomata lata, gummas
(Med.) elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.

See also: Mucous

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The most common cutaneous finding of early congenital syphilis is a symmetrical, copper-red maculopapular rash [1, 7,10] Less commonly, the eruption maybe in the form of acral skin desquamation, acral vesiculobullae (pemphigus syphiliticus), mucous patches, petechiae, erythema multiformelike targetoid lesions, perioral/perinasal/perianal fissures, and condylomata lata [1,4, 6, 7,10,13].
A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions
The signs and symptoms of secondary syphilis usually develop 6 to 8 weeks after the appearance of the primary chancre.8,9 Common manifestation includes rash (75%-100%), lymphadenopathy (50-86%) and mucosal lesions (6%-30%).10 Mucosal lesions such as condylomata lata, mucous patches, and pharyngitis are highly infectious.10,11 Condylomata lata are flesh-coloured papular lesion reported in 9 to 44% cases of syphilis.9 They are located commonly in genital and anal areas but have been reported in the axillae, umbilicus, nape of neck and inner thigh.12,13 The treatment of choice for all manifestations of syphilis remains penicillin.
Condyloma lata in prepubertal male child: In the era of viral sexually transmitted infections
Mucous patches are considered the fundamental lesions of oral secondary syphilis.
Secondary Syphilis Presenting as Glossodynia, Plaques en Prairie Fauchee, and a Split Papule at the Oral Commissure: Case Report and Review
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