Syphilis classification
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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:[1][2]<ref name=abc>http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats10/app-casedef.htm Accessed on September 19, 2016>
Congenital
- Early
- Manifests before 2 years of age
- Late
- Manifests after 2 years of age
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
Secondary
- Develops weeks to months after chancre
- Manifests with constitutional sypmtoms such as fever, headache, malaise, lymphadenopathy and localised or diffuse rash called condyloma lata
- Lasts 1-6 months
Latent syphilis
- Early latent
- Asymptomatic < 12 years
- Late latent
- Asymptomatic >12 years
Tertiary or gummatous syphilis
- Cardiovascular
- CNS
- Asymptomatic
- Meningiovascular
- Tabes dorsalis
- Parenchymatous
- Other
References
- ↑ French P (2007). "Syphilis". BMJ. 334 (7585): 143–7. doi:10.1136/bmj.39085.518148.BE. PMC 1779891. PMID 17235095.
- ↑ Chakraborty R, Luck S (2008). "Syphilis is on the increase: the implications for child health". Arch Dis Child. 93 (2): 105–9. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.103515. PMID [uid 18208988[uid]] Check
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