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==Overview== | ==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 | 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, latent and tertiary syphilis. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it may be classified into following subtypes | There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it may be classified into following subtypes | ||
=== Congenital=== | === Congenital=== | ||
::*'''Early''' | ::*'''Early''' | ||
::*'''Late''' | ::*'''Late''' | ||
===Acquired=== | ===Acquired=== | ||
*Mode of transmission is direct contact with infectious lesion | |||
*It may spread by sexual intercouse, touching and kissing a person having active lesions | |||
====Primary==== | ====Primary==== | ||
*Incubation period approximately 3-90 day | |||
*Manifests as [[papule]] which breaks to form painless [[chancre]] | |||
*May be associated with [[lypmphadenopathy]] | |||
*Usual site of involvement is [[genitalia]] | |||
*Other sites of involvement include [[anus]], [[vagina]] and [[posterior pharynx]]. | |||
*Spontaneous resoultion in 3 to 6 weeks | |||
====Secondary==== | ====Secondary==== | ||
*Develops weeks to months after chancre | |||
*Manifests with constitutional sypmtoms such as [[fever]], [[headache]], [[malaise]], [[lymphadenopathy]] | |||
*Characteristic rash called [[condyloma lata]], diffuse | |||
==== Latent syphilis==== | ==== Latent syphilis==== | ||
::*'''Early latent''' | ::*'''Early latent''' | ||
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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, latent and tertiary syphilis.
Classification
There is no established clasification system for syphilis. However, it may be classified into following subtypes
Congenital
- Early
- Late
Acquired
- Mode of transmission is direct contact with infectious lesion
- It may spread by sexual intercouse, touching and kissing a person having active lesions
Primary
- Incubation period approximately 3-90 day
- Manifests as papule which breaks to form painless chancre
- May be associated with lypmphadenopathy
- Usual site of involvement is genitalia
- Other sites of involvement include anus, vagina and posterior pharynx.
- Spontaneous resoultion in 3 to 6 weeks
Secondary
- Develops weeks to months after chancre
- Manifests with constitutional sypmtoms such as fever, headache, malaise, lymphadenopathy
- Characteristic rash called condyloma lata, diffuse
Latent syphilis
- Early latent
- Late latent
Tertiary or gummatous syphilis
- Cardiovascular
- CNS
- Asymptomatic
- Meningiovascular
- Tabes dorsalis
- Parenchymatous
- Other