The Great Imitator Strikes Again: Syphilis Presenting as “Tongue Changing Colors”

Table 1

The oral manifestations of syphilis.

Disease stage	Oral manifestations
Primary syphilis	Chancre: painless or painful
Secondary syphilis	Mucosal patches
	Ulcerations: solitary or multiple
	Leukoplakia-like plaques
	Maculopapular lesions
	Aphthous lesions
	Pseudomembranous lesions
	Condyloma lata
Tertiary syphilis	Gumma
	Atrophic glossitis
	Syphilitic leukoplakia