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Syphilitic Proctitis Presenting as a Rectal Mass: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

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1 Published in 2021 at "Journal of General Internal Medicine"

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06414-9

Abstract: A 32-year-old previously healthy man initially presented to the emergency department with lower abdominal pain, proctalgia, and diarrhea with hematochezia for 2 weeks. Computed tomography (CT) with intravenous contrast demonstrated wall thickening of the distal… read more here.

Keywords: rectal mass; syphilitic proctitis; emergency department; proctitis ... See more keywords