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early stages of syphilis pictures
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Syphilis: Secondary and tertiary syphilis causes many symptoms but generally the appearance of urine Isn't grossly abnormal. Have a urinalysis with a microscopi ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
You won't be: able to self-diagnose syphilis by the way your urine looks. Take care.
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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered
36 years experience Internal Medicine
Not sure: what particular feature of syphilis would show in urine. Generally that is not a sign of it. Generally in syphillis the urine is not affected.
Could b ... Read More
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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered
26 years experience Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Yes!: Syphilis crosses the placenta and can lead to miscarriage in the first trimester.
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Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
Treating before test: Syphilis can sometimes be hard to treat and it is always good to get a test drawn before treatment so that the correct antibody titters can be followe ... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Get the shot: Oral penicillins like ampicillin have never been studied against syphilis, and many people wouldn't take it for the 2-4 weeks necessary, especially wi ... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Susan Rhoads answered
38 years experience Family Medicine
No.: Those are not typical early symptoms. But if you have had risky sex, you need to make sure you don't have either one, or other std's, too. Don't wait ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Stage of disease: Primary syphilis is characterized by the chancre, a firm based ulcer which is not tender. Neurological involvement occurs after the spirochaete disse ... Read More
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tsu-Yi Chuang answered
50 years experience Dermatology
Antibiotics: Use the right kind of antibiotics would do. Let dermatologist help you, don't treat yourself.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Blood test: Testing for syphilis is very simple. A blood test called and RPR can be done with the results being available in 24-48 hours. It is a good idea tested ... Read More
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A classic STD...: It is caused by invasion of treponema pallidum as shown in https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEViZlCWxXCyQAPgcnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTEzdHV2Z ... Read More
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Transmission: Syphilis is spread when the bacteria called treponema pallidum enters the body through a break in mucosal membranes or skin (usually sex). Rarely it c ... Read More
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