Question 148 · LDEK · Other

Gummas developing in late and congenital syphilis are usually located in the area of:

  1. A. soft palate and eyeballs.
  2. B. soft palate and cheeks.
  3. C. hard palate and the nasal septum.
  4. D. pharynx and tonsils.
  5. E. cheeks and the tongue.
Hint

Late syphilitic gummas favour midline bony structures and may end in an oronasal perforation and a saddle nose.

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