Abstract
We report on a case of gastric syphilis in a patient with chronic dyspepsia. The diagnosis was established by serology and the demonstration of spirochetes in diffusely inflammed gastric mucosa by staining with a fluorescent monoclonal antibody specific for pathogenic treponemes and by the detection of specific treponemal DNA sequences by a real-time PCR.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct / methods*
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Gastric Mucosa / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Staining and Labeling / methods
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Stomach Diseases / diagnosis*
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Stomach Diseases / microbiology*
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Syphilis / diagnosis*
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Syphilis / microbiology
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Treponema pallidum / genetics
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Treponema pallidum / isolation & purification