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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What's your diagnosis?

    It has something to do with an infection.

    I'll post the correct answer in a couple of days!

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    J.P.C. Peper, Jul 15, 2012
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    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    If anyone has an idea, there’s sill time.

    I’ll post the correct answer in another three days.
     

    J.P.C. Peper, Jul 18, 2012
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    this is most probably a Syphilitic Chancre of the Tongue..
     

    lakmalDJ, Jul 18, 2012
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    I agree
     

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    Correct answer:

    Yes, this is a syfilis chancre.

    A hard ulcus that is usually the first sign of infection. It forms on the location where the Gram negative spirochete entered the skin.
     

    J.P.C. Peper, Jul 21, 2012
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