Syphilis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Syphilis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary and Secondary Syphilis | Latent Syphilis | Tertiary Syphilis | Neurosyphilis | HIV-infected patients | Pregnancy | Management of sexual partners | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Related Chapters
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Diphtheria
- Side-chain theory
- Treponema pallidum
- Globalization and disease
- Pandemic
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Sexually transmitted diseases and infections (STD/STI) (primarily A50-A64, 090-099) | |
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| Bacterial | Chancroid • (Haemophilus ducreyi) • Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) • Donovanosis (Granuloma Inguinale) • Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) • Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) • Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) • Ureaplasma urealyticum |
| Protozoal | Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis) |
| Parasitic | Crab louse/crabs • Scabies |
| Viral | AIDS (HIV-1/HIV-2) • Cervical cancer & Genital warts (condyloma) (Human papillomavirus (HPV)) • Hepatitis B • Herpes simplex virus (HSV1/HSV2) • Molluscum contagiosum (MCV) |
| Other conditions | Cervicitis • Epididymitis • Ectopic pregnancy • Infertility • Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) • Premature birth • Proctitis • Prostatitis • Reactive arthritis • Urethritis |
Infectious diseases · Bacterial diseases: G- (primarily A00-A79, 001-041,080-109) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chlamydiae | Chlamydophila (Psittacosis) · Chlamydia (Chlamydia, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Trachoma) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroides fragilis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primarily rods except Neisseriaceae and Spirochaete. Primarily OX+ except Enterobacteriaceae. Primarily extracellular except Rickettsiales/Chlamydia/Treponema (obligate) and Brucella/Listeria/Legionella (facultative). Primarily aerobic or facultative anaerobic except Bacteroides. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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