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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
[[File:Chancres on the penile shaft due to a primary syphilitic infection caused by Treponema pallidum 6803 lores.jpg|thumbnail|Chancres on the penile shaft due to a primary syphilitic infection]] | |||
*single '''nonpainful''' lesion with punched out base and rolled edges | *single '''nonpainful''' lesion with punched out base and rolled edges | ||
**lesion is highly infectious | **lesion is highly infectious | ||
Revisión del 12:52 31 oct 2014
Background
- Cause: Treponema pallidum
Clinical Features
- single nonpainful lesion with punched out base and rolled edges
- lesion is highly infectious
Differential Diagnosis
Workup
Management
- Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM x 1 (for primary or secondary infection)
Disposition
See Also
Source
- Emedicine