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C. G. LaRocco, M.D.; J. E. Rauschkolb, M.D.; James R. Driver, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(4):572-587.

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Tertiary Syphilis of the Skin (Gumma of the Lip). Presented by DR. MAX E. KRAUSE and DR. E. B. HEISEL.

J. J., a Negro aged 50, presented from the department of dermatology and syphilology, City Hospital, complains of a progressive, painless enlargement of the lower lip of two months' duration. He was seen first in the syphilis outpatient clinic in January 1939, at which time he had a positive serologic reaction of the blood for syphilis. He did not return for further observation until November 1941.

He presents a diffusely enlarged, everted lower lip, which is approximately twice the normal size. The right three quarters of the lip is composed of a firm, nontender, flat mass, 2 by 6 cm. The left one quarter of the lip is soft and elastic. The vermilion border is smooth but considerably enlarged. There is no break in the mucous membrane, but there is . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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