Clinical Spectrum of Oral Secondary Syphilis in HIV-Infected Patients

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of 20 patients with oral secondary syphilis.

ID	Clinical stage^a	Current VL; (copies/mL)	Current CD4^+; (cel/μL)	Oral lesion	Site	VDRL dilution	FTA-ABS
1	B2	6,310	378	Shallow ulcer; Macular lesion	Hard palate; Gingiva, labial mucosa	1 : 16	++++
2	C3	UND	202	Mucous patches	Hard palate	1 : 8	++
3	C1	NA	NA	Mucous patches	Soft palate-pillars	1 : 32	++++
4	C3	5,470	217	Mucous patches; Papular lesion	Soft palate-pillars; Dorsal tongue	1 : 256	+++
5	A3	56,500	168	Mucous patches	Soft palate-pillars	1 : 128	+++
6	A2	100,000	239	Mucous patches; Papular lesion	Soft palate-pillars; Dorsal tongue	1 : 128	+++
7	A1	9,656	681	Shallow ulcers	Upper labial mucosa	1 : 32	NA
8	B3	UND	458	Mucous patches	Soft palate-pillars	1 : 512	+++
9	C3	239,146	44	Macular lesion	Dorsal lingual	1 : 2	+++
10	C3	UND	372	Mucous patches; Shallow ulcers	Soft palate-pillars; Tongue	1 : 128	+++
11	A1	47,011	603	Mucous patches; Macular lesion	Hard palate; Hard palate	1 : 2	+
12	A1	13,259	648	Mucous patches; Papular lesion	Hard-soft palate-pillars; Tongue	1 : 4	+
13	C2	UND	715	Mucous patches; Shallow ulcers	Gingiva; Hard palate	1 : 64	+++
14	C2	UND	360	Mucous patches	Hard-soft palate-tongue	1 : 32	NA
15	C3	UND	187	Mucous patches; Papular lesion	Soft palate-pillars; Dorsal tongue	1 : 128	+++
16	C3	UND	348	Mucous patches; Macular lesion	Soft palate-pillars, tongue; Hard palate	1 : 32	NA
17	B3	UND	370	Mucous patches	Lateral sides of tongue	1 : 32	NA
18	C3	UND	392	Mucous patches	Soft palate-pillars	1 : 32	NA
19	A1	UND	734	Mucous patches	Hard-soft palate-pillars	1 : 64	+++
20	A1	205,000	532	Mucous patches; Macular lesion	Lateral tongue; Soft palate	1 : 64	++

ID: identification, ^aaccording to the CDC revised surveillance case definitions [37], VL: viral load, VDRL: venereal disease research laboratory, FTA-ABS: fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed, UND: undetectable, NA: not available.