Symptoms of syphilis

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Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. There may be a variety of manifestations, sometimes asymptomatic latent state in the course of disease. The disease is mainly transmitted through sexual contact, but also through the placenta to the next generation and congenital syphilis. Symptoms of syphilis? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of syphilis

Chancre: chancre begins with a small erythema or papule, then induration, and erosion or ulcer occurs quickly. The typical chancre is round or oval in shape, with a diameter of about 1-2cm. The boundary is clear, surrounded by dike like protrusion, surrounded by a red halo. The base is flesh red, with a small amount of exudate, containing a large number of Treponema pallidum, highly infectious.

Male occurs in the coronal groove, glans, prepuce and frenulum of penis (homosexuality often occurs in anus and rectum); Women occur in the size of the labia, labia frenum, cervix. Except genitalia, it can be seen in lips, breasts, tongue, fingers, etc. Hard chancre can be cured after 1 month, leaving superficial scar.

The asymptomatic period from the disappearance of chancre to the appearance of secondary syphilis is called the second incubation period. Secondary syphilis usually occurs in 7-10 weeks after infection or 6-8 weeks after chancre. Secondary lesions may overlap with chancre. Treponema pallidum spreads throughout the body through blood, mainly with skin and mucous membrane damage, as well as bone, sensory organs and nerve damage. Infectious, rash before often low fever, headache, muscle, joint and bone soreness and other precursor symptoms.

matters needing attention

For syphilis active prevention is the key, but in the early detection of patients or to give priority to treatment, usually good health care measures, to avoid long-term bring a series of complications. At the same time, patients in the treatment must choose a regular hospital, cure can be guaranteed.