[Syphilis in surgery-Safe diagnosis and correct treatment].

BACKGROUND

The incidence of syphilis has clearly increased in Germany in recent years. This infectious disease has many forms of manifestation and can imitate surgical diseases.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Comprehensive footage of experiences in a proctological center demonstrates these manifestations and explains the correct management.

RESULTS

The likelihood of confusion of syphilis with anal fissures, anogenital warts, proctitis and rectal cancer is high.

CONCLUSION

Surgeons can encounter syphilis, the "chameleon of medicine" and must know the differential diagnoses.