. Diseases of the mouth; for physicians, dentists, medical and dental students . PLATE VI Figure 6.—Erosive IVIucous Patclies of tiieUpper Lip and Tongue Figure 6.—Erosive Mucous Patches of theUpper Lip and Tongue A slightly elevated eroded mucous patch was seenupon the right side of the vipper lip and on the tipof the tongue. Accompanying them was a roseola,syphilitic angina, impetigo capitis, and condylomatalata about the genitals. Spirocheetfe were found inthem and the Wassermann reaction was positive. Alone, these lesions are not characteristic of syphi-lis, and might be mistaken for a sup
. Diseases of the mouth; for physicians, dentists, medical and dental students . PLATE VI Figure 6.—Erosive IVIucous Patclies of tiieUpper Lip and Tongue Figure 6.—Erosive Mucous Patches of theUpper Lip and Tongue A slightly elevated eroded mucous patch was seenupon the right side of the vipper lip and on the tipof the tongue. Accompanying them was a roseola,syphilitic angina, impetigo capitis, and condylomatalata about the genitals. Spirocheetfe were found inthem and the Wassermann reaction was positive. Alone, these lesions are not characteristic of syphi-lis, and might be mistaken for a superficial burn, cor-rosion, or bite. 90 Plate VI. Fig. 6. PLATE VII Figure 7.—Hypertrophied Mucous Patchesof the Tongue and Lips Figure 8.—Papuio-Ulcerated Syphilide ofthe Lips and Tongue (Ulcerated iViucousPatches) Figure 7.—Hypertrophied Mucous Patchesof the Tongue and Lips On the mucous membrane of the tongue andlower hp are raised, irregular, bow-shaped, tuniorhke,circumscribed mucous patches, and passing throughthem here and there are deep ulcerated furrows. Theirsurfaces are white or yellowish-gray and in someplaces there is a thickening of the epithelium. These lesions were the only symptoms of syphiliswhich was contracted seven years previously andwhich had been insufficiently treated. Eating andspeaking were but slightly affected. During a little more than a year the lesions grad-ually developed into their present condition. Thepatient was sixty years old. Prompt improvementfollowed antisyphilitic treatment. Figure 8.—Papuio-Ulcerated Syphiiide ofthe Lips and Tongue (Ulcerated MucousPatches) On the left side of the lower lip
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