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==Background==
==Etiology==
*Cause: Treponema pallidum  
*Syphilis is caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
*Usually sexually transmitted
*Causes a wide range of systemic manifestations that are characterized by episodes of active disease interrupted by periods of latency


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==

Revisión del 14:57 22 dic 2014

Etiology

  • Syphilis is caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
  • Usually sexually transmitted
  • Causes a wide range of systemic manifestations that are characterized by episodes of active disease interrupted by periods of latency

Clinical Features

Chancres on the penile shaft due to a primary syphilitic infection
  • 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