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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it | There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it may be classified into following subtypes | ||
=== Congenital=== | === Congenital=== | ||
::*'''Early''' | ::*'''Early''' | ||
::*'''Late''' | ::*'''Late''' | ||
===Acquired=== | ===Acquired=== | ||
==== | ====Primary==== | ||
::*''' | ====Secondary==== | ||
::*''' | ==== Latent syphilis==== | ||
==== | ::*'''Early latent''' | ||
::*''' | ::*'''Late latent''' | ||
::*''' | ====Tertiary or gummatous syphilis==== | ||
:::* | ::*'''Cardiovascular''' | ||
:::* | ::*'''CNS''' | ||
:::*Asymptomatic | |||
:::*Meningiovascular | |||
:::*Tabes dorsalis | |||
:::*Parenchymatous | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 19 September 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
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Overview
Syphilis may be classified according to the development of disease into 2 groups: congenital and acquired. Acquired syphilis may be classified further into 5 subtypes: primary, secondary, tertiary, latent, and neurosyphilis.
Classification
There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it may be classified into following subtypes
Congenital
- Early
- Late
Acquired
Primary
Secondary
Latent syphilis
- Early latent
- Late latent
Tertiary or gummatous syphilis
- Cardiovascular
- CNS
- Asymptomatic
- Meningiovascular
- Tabes dorsalis
- Parenchymatous