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악성 종양으로 오인된 직장 매독 감염: 증례 보고

Rectal Syphilis Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report

  • 유선진 (한양대학교 의과대학 영상의학교실) ;
  • 강보경 (한양대학교 의과대학 영상의학교실) ;
  • 김미미 (한양대학교 의과대학 영상의학교실) ;
  • 이철민 (한양대학교 의과대학 영상의학교실)
  • Sunjin Ryu (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Bo-Kyeong Kang (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Mimi Kim (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Chul-Min Lee (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 투고 : 2023.06.27
  • 심사 : 2023.10.14
  • 발행 : 2024.05.01

초록

직장 매독은 매독 감염(syphilis infection)에서 드물게 발생하며 증상 및 내시경, 영상 소견이 비특이적이다. 직장 매독은 일반적으로 동심성 장벽비후, 점막 충혈, 직장간막 지방침윤, 림프절병증 등으로 나타난다. 직장암은 비대칭적 장벽비후, 림프절 괴사를 보여 두 질환 감별에 도움을 얻을 수 있다. 하지만 두 질환의 중복되는 소견이 많아 환자의 병력을 고려하지 않고 직장 매독과 직장암을 구분하기는 매우 어렵다. 직장 매독은 직장암 외에도 염증성 장 질환 등 다른 양성 질환으로 오인하여 필요 없는 검사를 하거나 치료가 지연되는 경우가 많다. 저자들은 악성 종양으로 의심되었던 직장 매독 증례를 경험하여 이 증례 보고에서 내시경 및 영상, 병리학적 소견에 대하여 자세히 보고하고자 한다.

Rectal syphilis is a rare form of syphilis presentation and its symptoms, endoscopic and radiologic findings are nonspecific. Rectal syphilis typically presents with features such as concentric rectal wall thickening, mucosal hyperemia, perirectal fat stranding, and lymphadenopathy. Rectal cancer exhibits asymmetric wall thickening and lymph node necrosis, aiding in the differentiation between these two diseases. However, due to the considerable overlap in their respective manifestations, distinguishing between rectal syphilis and rectal cancer is extremely challenging without considering the patient's medical history. Rectal syphilis often leads to unnecessary tests or delayed treatment, as it can be mistaken for other benign diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases in addition to rectal cancer. In this case report, we aim to provide a detailed report on the endoscopic, imaging, and pathological findings based on our experience with a case of suspected rectal malignancy that turned out to be rectal syphilis.

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